ESPE Abstracts

Background: Central precocious puberty (CPP) is a common condition in girls and has been associated with deterioration of final height (FH). Height prognosis (HP) is critical for the decision of treatment in CPP. There are several methods for predicting FH in CPP but none is completely reliable. Most methods consider bone age (BA), which is very imprecise, but there is no consensus on which method is the best to estimate FH.Objective: To compare the accu...

Background: T1DM incidence in children varies across regions and countries, showing a continue rise Worldwide.Objective and hypotheses: To determine the incidence of T1D in Chilean children under 20 years between 2006 and 2012.Method: We reviewed mandatory notifications of T1D (GES Program) in Chile’s public health system in population younger than 20 years between 2006 and 2014. Data were obtained from the Department of Infor...