ESPE Abstracts

Background: Thyroid dysfunction plays an important role in formation of dyslipidemia during obesity while thyroid pathology (TP) is one of the most common endocrinopathies associated with obesity. Among adults existence of gender differences has been proven in formation of a dyslipoproteiniaemias and thyropathies; the presence of such changes in obese children requires clarification.Objective and hypotheses: To explore the details of blood lipids in chil...

Background: Obesity in adults is closely associated with an increased prevalence of thyroid gland (TG) pathology, but thyropathy formation issues among children are not sufficiently studied.Objective and hypotheses: To determine the prevalence and structure of TG pathology in children with obesity by gender and degree of puberty.Method: In 121 patients 6–16 years old with obesity a thyropathy detection was conducted (diffuse n...

Background: Indicators of Type 1 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents in Ukraine have increased in recent years. The effectiveness of treatment of this disease depends not only on the level of medical support of the patient, but also on the training of patients in the principles of managing their own illness. Low motivation of patients for treatment and control of illness, refusal to bear responsibility for their state of health and well-being can sig...

Introduction: Obesity leads to the development of hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, disorders of carbohydrate metabolism, which are components of the metabolic syndrome. The nature of the changes of lipid homeostasis, leptin and adiponectin levels in relation to the severity of metabolic syndrome are not well understood.Materials and methods: 48 people with the metabolic syndrome (24, 16–18 years old and 24 young adults (19–22 years)) are ...

A seventeen-year-old girl came to outpatient clinic complaining of enlargement and pains in the right eye. She had a history of a mild weight loss, anxiety and blurred vision for the last few weeks. She was referred from another clinic for evaluation of suspected hyperthyroidism. There was no family history of toxic goiter or exophthalmos. Her grandmother had a papillary thyroid cancer. On physical examination, the patient showed a significant increase in size in the right eye...

Introduction: Widespread obesity, as well as dystyroidism, dictates the investigation of possible thyroid dysfunction in young people with metabolic syndrome (MS).Aim: Study of thyroid status in young people with metabolic syndrome.Materials and methods: The study involved 46 patients (25 boys and 21 girls) with MS at the age of 18 ± 3.1 years. The inclusion criteria were an increase in body m...

Background: To achieve the compensation of type 1 diabetes, psychological factors that contain individual psychological characteristics of the patient’s personality, his emotional state and responsibility for his own health are important.Objective and hypotheses: The purpose of the study was to study the specifics of responsibility for the health of adolescents with type I diabetes of different sex, depending on the level of glycemic control (GC).</...

Background: Schaaf-Yang syndrome is caused by heterozygous mutation in the MAGEL2 gene (605283) on chromosome 15q11. Schaaf-Yang Syndrome is an autosomal dominant multisystem disorder characterized by psychomotor and mental retardation, hypotension, and behavioral abnormalities. Additional signs include joint contractures, feeding difficulties and various dysmorphic features. The severity of the disorder varies greatly: some patients may live with moderate dis...

Aim: To study of the pathology of the upper gastrointestinal tract in obese young people.Materials and Methods: 87 young people with primary obesity (body mass index above 30 kg / m²), 40 boys (45.9%), mean age 17.9 ± 2.2 years (group 1) were under observation. Conducted clinical, laboratory and instrumental examination, esophagogastroduodenoscopy, Ph-metry and determination of H.Pylori infection. The 2nd g...

Introduction: Due to the widespread occurrence of both obesity and hypothyroidism, physicians need to be especially attentive to the possible thyroid dysfunction in obese patients. The relationship between thyroid hormones and obesity in combination with insulin resistance in young people is not fully understood.Materials and Methods: In order to study of thyroid status in young people with overweight and obesity in comb...