ESPE Abstracts

Background: Vitamin D adequate concentration is essential for growth, development and health during vital cycle. Hypovitaminosis D pandemic is associated with a wide range of pathologies.Objective and hypotheses: The objectives of the present study were to characterize vitamin D status in children and adolescents residing in Galicia (Northwest of Spain, latitude 43°N) and to determine if serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration is related ...

Background: While GH therapy forms the mainstay of growth promoting treatment for Turner syndrome (TS), adjunctive use of oxandrolone and optimal timing of pubertal induction remain controversial. The previously published interim analysis of this randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial demonstrated that oxandrolone and pubertal induction at 14y vs 12y significantly increased final height. However, these effects were not additive.Objective: To up...

Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies in the world. This vitamin plays an important role in cellular functions. Studies have shown that vitamin D plays a very important role in preventing the growth of cancer cells.Only a few studies have been done worldwide in relating the Vitamin D levels in pediatric cancer patients to the general population. The aim of this study was to compare the Vita...

Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity has been rapidly increasing worldwide and the last report of World Health Organisation define it as epidemic and one of the most serious global public health challenges for the 21st century. Obese children and adolescents are at an increased risk of developing various health problems including type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoarthritis, cardiovascular disease. Obesity is a risk factor for vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin...

Introduction: Vitamin D plays a key role in bone health of adolescents. Meanwhile, its potential extra-skeletal health benefits have resulted in the association of vitamin D deficiency with a wide range of acute and chronic diseases. As a consequence, hypovitaminosis D in adolescence is considered to have serious adverse effects and is highlighted as a global public health concern. Practical guidelines help clinicians make their preventive and therapeutic choices and improve c...

Introduction: Obesity and vitamin D deficiency are global public health problems. There is evidence of a reciprocal link between vitamin D deficiency and obesity. Both conditions are risk factors for the development of chronic diseases, primarily insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus type 2, and contribute to a decrease in physical fitness (PF). The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation on PF of obese children dur...

Background: It is not an uncommon situation that newborns have normal serum Ca, P, Mg, ALP, and PTH levels despite low vitamin D. Serum vitamin D binding protein (VDBG) may play a role for this situation. However, there is no any study investigated the relationship between serum vitamin D and VDBP in postnatal period.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between serum vitamin D level and VDBP in neonates who have ...

Introduction: The relationship between the level of vitamin D and the IGF1 is complex. A normal level of vitamin D is necessary for good bone growth. On the other hand, the normal growth process is affected by the excess or the deficit of growth hormone. Thus, the main purpose of our work is to demonstrate the particularity of the vitamin D status of patients with growth hormone deficiency compared to other causes of short stature.<stron...

Background: Hypercalcaemia is caused by many different conditions. Vitamin D intoxication with severe hypercalcemia is rare in the neonatal and infancy period. Here we described a 4-month-old male with severe hypercalcemia secondary to taking oral 600 000 units of vitamin D. He was diagnosed vitamin D 24-hydroxylase gene (CYP24A1) mutation after evaluation.Case presentatıon: He was admitted to our hospital with high serum calcium level (23 mg/dl). S...

Introduction: The optimal level of 25-OH-Vitamin D in children is not clear since most studies have been performed on adults. Creating normal levels is problematic since the recommended level of vitamin D is based on the effect of vitamin D on other parameters and not upon its level in the population.Methods: This is a "big-data" study in which we analyzed Vitamin D tests from 49,935 children sampled in Clalit He...