ESPE Abstracts

The mineralisation measured by DXA, bone-mineral-content (BMC), of obese boys seems to be better than that of lean boys and It is known that obese children are taller than healthy children. Is this the only factor that explains the better DXA measurements of obese boys? And how explain the fact that these boys have more fractures of the extremities? We described bone mineralization in boys with overweight/obesity and leanness in relation to body composition. Cross-sectional st...

Context: Alterations in semen characteristics and Sertoli and Leydig cell function have been described in obese male adults. Whether these alterations occur before adulthood has not been fully evaluated.Objective and Design: Cross sectional study from 2010 to 2018 describing gonadic function in overweight-obese (ow/ob) boys through childhood and adolescence.Setting: Monocentric study in the Pediatric Endocrinology ...

Introduction: In obese boys, alteration of Sertoli and Leydig cell functions have been described, but potential reversibility of these alterations after weight loss during childhood has not been fully evaluated.Objective: Evaluate the impact of weight loss on gonadic function in obese boys.Setting: Monocentric study in the Pediatric Endocrinology Unit of Angers University Hospital ant its follow-up...