ESPE Abstracts

Purpose: The association between appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) and cardiometabolic risk has been emphasized. We estimated reference values of the percentage of ASM (PASM) and investigated its association with metabolic syndrome (MS) in Korean adolescents.Methods: Data from Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey performed between 2009 and 2011 was used. Tables and graphs of reference PASM were ge...

Background: Congenital combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD) has various clinical presentations and can be caused by genetic defects related to pituitary development. We investigated the clinical features and genetic analysis in Korean patients with congenital CPHD.Method: Among 444 patients diagnosed with CPHD between 1994 and 2021 from Seoul National University Children’s Hospital, 43 patients with congeni...