ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is as frequent as 1: 200-500, and the mortality risk is four times more than unaffected children.Nutritional therapy in addition to physical activity can help but is not enough to avoid later morbidity and mortality. Stations have shown efficacy in children, but we do not have enough data for long term safety.Aim: to compare tow regimens of therapy using rosuvastat...

Background: Fasting blood glucose has been questioned as a sensitive screening method of dysglycemia in obese children, as good percentage with normal fasting glucose can had altered glucose tolerance test (GTT).Objective and hypotheses: Evaluate the reproducibility of the results of the GTT in overweight children.Method: We studied 120 children, 55 girls and 65 boys with BMI⊇P85. No genetic or hormonal abnormalities were det...

Background: Fasting blood glucose (FBG) is the recommended test to evaluate dysglycemia in overweight children, while the glucose tolerance test (GTT) is preferred in adults. FBG may be normal in dysglycemic children while GTT is abnormal.Objective and hypotheses: Evaluate the correlation between fasting blood glucose and glucose tolerance test in overweight children.Method: Fasting blood glucose were measured and in a different da...

Background: Incidence of Obesity in infants is increasing with the risk to continue till adulthood with the entire health burden that can produce.Objective and hypotheses: To elucidate the early factors that can determine obesity we studied a group of obese children (group 1) compared with a control group regarding, mode of delivery, breast feed and its duration, age at start of solid food, and how take care of the child.Method: 23...

Background: Increased incidence of obesity is related to increased consumption of fast and processed food and decreased consumption of fruits and vegetables.Objective and hypotheses: Evaluate the habit of fruit and vegetable consumption in children with overweight.Method: A questionnaire was designed in which the frequency and quality of these habits were recorded and anthropometric data also. Parent’s habits regarding fruit a...