ESPE Abstracts

Background: A second screening for congenital hypothyroidism between the 2nd and the 4th weeks of life in preterm infants is recommended in order to avoid false negative on the first screening. The incidence of transient hypothyroidism in this population is high.Objective and hypotheses: i) Analyse the utility of the second screening in our population of preterm infants. ii) Follow-up of those preterm infants with hypothyroidism.Me...

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic disease with important complications.Objective: Describe clinical characteristics, metabolic control and comorbidities of our pediatric diabetes population.Methods: T1DM patients diagnosed from 1996–2016 were included. Celiac and thyroid disease screening were analized.Clinical and biochemical data were compared during evolution. SPSS.21 for statistical study.<p cl...

Introduction: Leptin, some cytokines and triglycéride/colesterol -HDL ratio (TG/C-HDL ratio) are markers of insulin-resistance in children and adolescents with overweight/obesity. Due to the high prevalence of this pathology it’s necessary to find and easy and better routinely marker that identify these patients in the outpatient clinic. Previous results demonstrated that TG/C-HDL ratio >2 was a better predictor of metabolic syndrome (sensitivity 100%; specificit...