hrp0082p3-d1-622 | Adrenals & HP Axis | ESPE2014

Body Composition Analysis in Girls With Premature Adrenarche

Nurcan Cebeci Ayse , Tas Aysegul

Background: Idiopathic premature adrenarche (PA) in girls refers to the presence of androgenic signs before the age of 8 years in the absence of thelarche. Increased adrenal androgens lead to changes in body composition and transient growth acceleration without effecting final height. Although the association between PA and some components of the metabolic syndrome is well known, total body fat and body composition analysis are not widely studied.Subject...