ESPE Abstracts

Objective: This study is to evaluate the association among plasma adropin, leptin, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) levels and lipid characteristics in children with obesity.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of children with obesity ranging from 5.5 to 12.5 years old, and age- and gender-matched children with normal weight were collected as control. Height, weight, waist circumference and hip circumference of all the participants were mea...

Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between single-gender Korean references for non-high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in childhood.Methods: A total of 5,742 Korean children aged 10–18 years who participated in a national survey were included. The subjects were classified into three groups based on single-gender non-HDL-C levels as follows: <120 mg/dl (desirable), &#8805...

Objective: To investigate the co-relationship among glucolipid metabolism and inflammation, adipokines in obese and normal weight children.Methods: Children aged 5 to 15 year-old were collected. Fasting venous blood samples were collected to test liver function, triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and insulin. The inflammatory marker...

Background: Although the beneficial effects of GH treatment on statural growth are well known, the impacts on skeletal maturation are not fully understood. In the current study, we aimed to investigate the progression of bone age (BA) in children with idiopathic GH deficiency (iGHD) and idiopathic short stature (ISS) based on a LG Growth Study (LGS). We also evaluated the progression rate of BA relative to chronologic age (CA) between iGHD and ISS and to find their associated ...

Aims: The current study aimed that first morning voided (FMV) urinary gonadotropin measurements could be used as a noninvasive alternative to the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) test in the assessment of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal function in children.Methods: In a multi-center study, we compared FMV urinary gonadotropin concentrations with GnRH-stimulated serum gonadotropin levels in 140 girls aged 7–9 years who were evaluated for pub...

Background: Cholesterol levels are variable throughout childhood and adolescence. The attention not only to conventional lipid profiles but also to non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) and triglyceride to HDL-C ratio (TG/HDL-C ratio) are becoming more apparent in pediatric lipid studies because of their clinical importance.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of the present study was to establish age- and gender-specific reference values for...

Background: In girls with central precious puberty (CPP), the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis is prematurely activated. If the girl is treated with GnRH agonist (GnRH-a), gonadotropins levels become suppressed.Objective and hypotheses: We aimed to evaluate whether serum antimu llerian hormone (AMH) and inhibin B levels are affected in girls with CPP and whether pituitary suppression by GnRH-a affects serum AMH and inhibin B levels.<p class="abste...

Background: It is not yet clear whether the adult height (AH) is affected by the onset of puberty at 6 or 7 years old in girl in China.Objective and hypotheses: To evaluate AH in girl with the onset of puberty at 6 or 7 years old.Method: The standard of AH in girl was considered that their bone ages were equal to (or greater than) 15 years old or they were at least 3 years post-menarche. Eighty-two girls with the onset of puberty a...

Background: Type 1 diabetes is characterised by destruction of islet β cell by autoimmune insulitis and islet cell apoptosis. This study analysed the microRNA 125b how to regulate pancreatic β-cells dysfunction, aiming to elucidate the association between miRNA125b and type 1 diabetes.Objective and hypotheses: Recent study indicate miRNA may have role in the development of type 1 diabetes, so this study analyse the miRNA expression profile in t...

Background: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) includes a group of disorders with a susceptibility to bone fractures, the presentation ranging from slightly increased fracture frequency to death in the perinatal period.Objective and hypotheses: Autosomal-dominant inheritance with type I collagen biosynthesis defects is the most common, but many autosomal-recessive genes have been previously reported.Method: Whole-exome sequencing was per...