ESPE Abstracts

Background: Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, obesity and autoimmune disease. However, There are only a few studies about the correlation between Vitamin D levels and precocious puberty in girls.Objective and hypotheses: In the previous study, vitamin D levels may be associated with precocious puberty. We also aimed to re-evaluate the relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and pre...

Background: Fetuin-A plays a role in insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of present study was to determine the relation between fetuin-A levels and caridiometabolic risk factors and to investigate effect of serum fetuin-A to insulin sensitivity indices for determining whether fetuin-A is additional marker of insulin resistance in prepubertal children.Method: Ninety-nine prepubertal Korean...

Background: Leptin, ghrelin, and nesfatin-1 are peptide hormones which regulates food intake, energy homeostasis and growth hormone synthesis.Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between leptin, ghrelin and nesfatin-1 with catch-up growth (CUG) in children born small for gestational age (SGA).Methods: A total of 67 children were included; 34 children born SGA without CUG, 17 ch...

Background: Small for gestational age (SGA) children are defined by birth weight and/or length at least 2 standard deviations (S.D) below the population mean for gestational age. Up to 90% of these infants experience catch-up growth within the first two years of life; however, 10-15% fail to do so, remaining short at age 2 (SGA-SS). The etiology of failure to achieve catch-up growth remains largely unknown.Methods: This ...