ESPE Abstracts

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common pediatric disorder with ongoing debate in the literature about its association with growth impairment. Most studies have focused on stimulants treatment effect while others suggested direct effect of ADHD. The present study compared height growth of ADHD children each measured before and after stimulant treatment.Methods: We conducted historical pros...

Background: Primary care pediatricians (PCPs) use thyroid function tests (TFT) as screening tests in children and adolescents with various health complaints. Thus, it is crucial to evaluate the results according to appropriate cut-offs individualized to the child characteristics. Such references values, which are missing in the pediatric age group, are needed for proper evaluation of the thyroid functions.Objective and hypotheses: To determine normal TSH...

Context: Central precocious puberty (CPP), treated or untreated, may have clinical implications in adulthood.Objective: To assess the general health status and metabolic outcome of former CPP women between the third and fifth decades of life.Design: Case–control study of an historical cohort using the computerized database of a health management organization.Participants: Study group – 148 CPP women...

Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common genetic sever disease in Caucasian populations. It is crucial to identify patients with CF who are at increased risk of acquiring CF-related diabetes (CFRD).Objective: To identify potential demographic, clinical, and laboratory predictors of CFRD in patients with CF.Method: The study group included patients more than 10 years of age with CF and pancreatic insufficiency who attende...

Background: Obesity in adolescence is associated with a 70% likelihood of obesity or overweight in adulthood. Hence, effective intervention programs for childhood obesity in high-risk populations are needed.Objectives: i) To compare the efficacy of two intervention strategies, involving parents only vs parent and child, to a control group, in the treatment of childhood obesity. ii) To identify clinical demographical and biochemical predictors for decreas...

Background: Over the last thirty years, the incidence of adolescent obesity has quadrupled. While the physical risks of adolescent obesity have been well researched, there has been little research on its impact on mental health status and cognitive abilities. In the present study, we intend to examine whether nutritional intervention and weight loss affect executive functions and levels of depression of adolescent girls with overweight/obesity (OW/OB).<p c...