ESPE Abstracts

Background: Nowadays, childhood obesity is one of the biggest health emergencies in the developed countries. Obesity leads to multiple metabolic disorders. Thyroid function has been often described as altered in obese children. However, it is not clear whether the thyroid dysfunction is the cause or the consequence of the fat excess.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of the current study was to examine the thyroid function and to assess the frequency of t...

Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DMI) is a chronic disease that requires frequent visits in outpatient pediatric endocrine clinics in order to rearrange their new lives.Objective and hypotheses: A retrospective study of patients with DMI was performed during 2008–2015, assessing epidemiological and clinical data, treatment and subsequent course.Method: We analyzed the incidence, age and gender of 75 patients at the diseas...

Background: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is the most common thyroid disorder in the pediatric population.Objective and Hypotheses: The aim of the present study was to observe clinical manifestations, clinical course and long term outcomes of HT in children and adolescents.Method: A total of 110 children and adolescents who presented to our center from 2008–2015, were evaluated retrospectively. Age and gender of the patien...

Background: Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (fT4) levels in children with obesity vary from normal to elevated. Thyroid hormones influence body weight, heart rate, serum lipids as well as carbonhydrates metabolism.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of current study is to determine the relation between thyroid function in obese and overweight children and clinical-laboratory parameters which have been associated with i...