ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: childhood obesity constitutes a relevant problem of public health. Body mass index (BMI) is the most used anthropometric parameter for its definition: >2 z-score deviation (SD) according to age and sex for reference charts. Recent studies have proposed triponderal mass index (TMI) to identify metabolic risk by obesity. TMI presents the advantage to be a constant value simplifying the calculations.Aims: determine the use...

Preterm babies born to non-diabetic mothers (INDM) who experience significant hypoglycemia may have postnatal growth abnormalities. This study evaluated the growth pattern from birth to the age of 2 years of 40 INDM who were born at or near term with significant hypoglycemia. Anthropometric measures (z scores) from birth, 2,4.6,12,18 and 2 years were measured in 40 INDM who presented with significant neonatal hypoglycemia (plasma value less than 20-25 mg/dl (1.1-1.4 mmol/l) th...

Growth abnormalities at birth and abnormal postnatal pattern of weight gain have been reported in infants born to mothers with gestational diabetes (IDM). This study evaluated the growth pattern from birth to the age of 2 years of 60 IDMs who were born at or near term with significant hypoglycemia. Anthropometric measures (z scores) from birth, 2,4.6,12,18 and 2 years were measured in 60 IDM who presented with significant neonatal hypoglycemia (plasma value less than 20-25 mg/...

Introduction: Chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) is a sterile inflammatory disease of the skeleton characterized by local pain and swelling. If first line treatment (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) fails, bisphosphonates are recommended. There are no randomized controlled studies so far that would clarify the zoledronate efficiency, and also no study systematically exploring the effect on bone mineral density (BMD)....

Background: Although Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization growth charts, dichotomizing “girls versus boys,” are commonly used, scenarios exist where this binary approach may not be ideal. These scenarios include care for transgender youth undergoing transitions, non-binary youth, and rare diseases where sex-specific growth chart creation is impractical. There is a need for growth charts and z-score calculat...

Introduction: Since the 1980s, long-acting gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRHa) have been the standard treatment for central precocious puberty (CPP).Aims: To evaluate the short-term response (at 6 and 12 months) of treatment with GnRHa in female children diagnosed with CPP, regarding growth, bone maturation (Greulich and Pyle method), predicted adult height (PAH) and pubertal development (Tanner stages)....

Background: Abnormal birth weight, either small- or large for gestational age, has been influenced on long term heath. Previous data demonstrated small for gestational age infants have greater risk for developed obesity and metabolic diseases later in life but little was known in large for gestational age (LGA) babies.Objective: To study the growth pattern of children born large for gestational age from birth until age o...

Objective: Patients with Turner syndrome (TS) have an increased risk of aortic dilatation (AD), which is associated with higher mortality. The diagnosis of AD in children is more difficult than that in adults. This study aimed to investigate the application of cardiovascular assessment criteria in diagnosing AD in Chinese children and adolescents with TS.Methods: In this retrospective study, a comprehensive cardiovascula...

Objective: Patients with Turner syndrome (TS) have an increased risk of aortic dilatation (AD), which is associated with higher mortality. The diagnosis of AD in children is more difficult than that in adults. This study aimed to investigate the application of cardiovascular assessment criteria in diagnosing AD in Chinese children and adolescents with TS.Methods: In this retrospective study, a comprehensive cardiovascula...

Background: Children and adolescents with chronic disease are at risk of developing bone fragility. In particular, low bone mineral density (BMD) is increasingly recognized in pediatric patients with glucocorticoid treated rheumatic disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics of children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to analyze the factors associated with a lower BMD in these patients.<p cl...