ESPE Abstracts

Background: According to World Health Organization, balanced diet and regular physical activity is the key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of this study was to evaluate lifestyle habits of the healthcare personnel in Latvia.Method: Data about eating habits, physical activity, duration of sleep and other lifestyle factors were collected from medical students, medical residents and specialized doc...

Introduction: Abnormal levels of lipids and lipoproteins are recognized as a prominent cardiovascular risk factor associated with increased morbidity and mortality. In many studies childhood obesity has been shown to be associated with increased levels of total cholesterol (TH), triglycerides (TG), LDL-cholesterol, and decreased levels of HDL-cholesterol.Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of dyslipidemia (abnormal levels of all of ...

Background: In spite of many studies demonstrating efficiency of recombinant growth hormone (rGH) on adult height in children born small for gestational age (SGA), great variability of response exists between treated patients. Predictive factors have been already studied such as age at start of treatment, rGH dose,…, but few data are available regarding the predictive values of pretherapeutic data on growth response.Objective and hypotheses: The ma...

Objective: Recent experimental data suggest that circulating serotonin interacts with bone metabolism, although this is less clear in humans. This study investigated whether serum serotonin interferes with bone metabolism in young women with anorexia nervosa (AN), a clinical model of energy deprivation.Methods: Serum serotonin, markers of bone turnover (osteocalcin (OC), procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide (PINP), type 1-C telopeptide breakdown prod...

Objectives: To discuss all challenges involved with providing children (including the very young) and adolescents with diabetes (CwD) with the latest appropriate technology, such as automated insulin delivery systems (AIDs), to manage their blood glucose and help improve their quality of life and suggest ways in which access to new types of devices available to adults can be improved for children with T1D.Methods: In con...

Purpose: Low areal bone mineral density (aBMD) is a well-known consequence of anorexia nervosa (AN). However, the impact of reduced energy expenditure on bone metabolism is unknown. This study assessed the effects of energy deficiency on bone remodelling and its potential interactions with glucose homeostasis and adipose tissue-derived hormones in AN, a clinical model for reduced energy expenditure.Methods: 50 women with AN and 50 age-matched controls (m...