ESPE Abstracts

Background: The lack of agreement in the definition of vitamin D deficiency may be due to differences in the study populations or in the assays used to measure 25OHD.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between 25OHD and PTH, and define the level of vitamin D deficiency in a paediatric population.Method: Retrospective medical record of children (age: 0.1–18years, n=193) who v...

Background: Endocrine-disruptor compounds (EDCs) like phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA) can have long term effect on children's physical growth. Studies have reported that effect of EDCs exposure on concurrent physical parameters like weight. But there is a knowledge gap with regards to long term effects of EDCs exposure on children's physical growth. Thus, in this study we evaluated the prenatal exposure of EDCs: BPA and phthalates and their influence ...

Background and objectives: A positive association between birth weight and BMI among children and adolescents has been shown in many populations. Several studies have indicated that breastfed children have lower risk of childhood obesity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the BMI trajectory according to birth weight status and protective effect of breastfeeding on overweight/obesity prevalence in children 6 years of age.Methods: A retro...

Purpose: Growth hormone (GH) treatment has become common practice in Turner syndrome (TS) to improve final adult height. However, there are only a few studies on the analysis of good responders to GH treatment in TS. The aim of this study is to predict the responsiveness to growth hormone therapy in Turner syndrome.Methods: Among 197 TS patients registered in LG Growth study, 92 patients were excluded because of systemic illness or hypothyroidism. The cl...

Background: Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide and both high and low blood pressures are associated with various chronic disease. Thyroid hormones have profound effects on cardiovascular function, including effects on blood pressure.Objective and hypotheses: Recent studies suggest that early life high blood pressure could be attributed to hypertension in late adulthood. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the association...