ESPE Abstracts

Objective: Vitamin D plays an important role in hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease risk, and glucose/insulin metabolism. The aim of this study is; to investigate the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and metabolic profiles of children with T1DM, atherogenic index, and cardiovascular disease risk.Materials and Methods: T1DM patients were included in the study retrospectively. Anthropometric and clinical measurements, biochem...

Aim: Thyroid hormones are necessary for neurological and psychological well-being in addition to normal growth and development in children and adolescents. Hashimoto thyroiditis is the most common cause of goiter and acquired hypothyroidism and Graves’ disease is the main cause of hyperthyroidism in children and adolescents. These two diseases are evaluated in the group of autoimmune thyroid diseases and will be evaluated because of their frequent occurrence in childhood ...

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the relationship between serum myostatin levels and metabolic parameters in children with insulin dependent (Type 1) diabetes mellitus and to show the relationship with sarcopenia in children with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.Methods: Forty -four patients aged between 8 and 16 years, and 45 control patients were enrolled in the study. Anthropometric measurements and laboratory analy...