ESPE Abstracts

Background: Early age at menarche was associated with obesity, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and mortality in adulthood. Besides, a mother's age at menarche has been suggested to be a likely contributor to a daughter's early menarche. Therefore, this study aimed to determine whether a mother's earlier age at menarche is a risk factor for a daughter's early menarche, obesity, and short stature in young...

Purpose: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a state of chronic inflammation, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) indicates inflammation. This paper evaluates the association between hsCRP and MetS and its components in Korean children and adolescents.Methods: We analyzed the data of 1,247 subjects (633 males, 14.2 ± 2.7 years) from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2016-2017. T...