ESPE Abstracts

Background: The myokine irisin, is associated with the metabolic and hormonal dysregulation of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in adult women. Recent studies have shown that circulating irisin levels increase in adult women with PCOS.Objective and hypotheses: The purpose of this study was to determine serum concentrations of irisin in lean adolescents with PCOS and healthy controls and to evaluate correlations with clinical, sonographic and hormonal par...

Background: Data regarding the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in Greek adolescents and the effect of school interventions are scarce.Objective and hypotheses: To study the prevalence of MS in a representative sample of Greek adolescents and evaluate the impact of a 6-month educational-behavioral intervention.Method: Cross-sectional anthropometric data ((height, weight, waist circumference (WC)), blood pressure (BP), fasting ...