ESPE Abstracts

Background: Romania has a 3.3% Rromanes population according to the latest census, but no specific growth charts for this ethnic minority. Current national protocol recommends using the Swiss growth charts developed in 1989. Specific growth charts exist for ethnic subgroups like Turks in Germany and the Netherlands.Objective and hypotheses: A comparison between a Rromanes and a Romanian group of children regarding weight and height disturbances’ pre...

Background: Obesity in childhood and adolescence represents one of the most challenging public health problems of the 21st century owing to its epidemic proportions worldwide.Aim: The aim of our study was to determine the concentrations of apelin-12, vaspin and resistin in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity before and 1 year after the implementation of a lifestyle intervention program of diet, sleep and...

Background: Coping skills are very important for the management of developmental changes among young people, and especially so, for adolescents with chronic diseases such as type 1 diabetes (T1DM).Objective and hypotheses: To study the various coping behaviours in a sample of children and adolescents with T1DM and to evaluate their association with metabolic control and duration of disease.Method: The study population consisted of ...

Background: The degree of suppression of the pituitary-ovarian axis in girls with central precocious puberty (CPP) under GnRH analogue (GnRHa) treatment is usually assessed at pituitary levels. However, the extent of ovarian function suppression under GnRHa treatment has not been evaluated.Objective: To evaluate ovarian activity in CPP girls before and during treatment with GnRHa.Patients and methods: In this prospective study, 11 ...

Background: Infertility is one of the major problems in adult males with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), associated with the development of testicular adrenal rest tumors (TART). Sertoli cell dysfunction could be diagnosed not only in adults but in adolescence.Objective and Hypotheses: To study Inhibin B and AMH levels in adolescents with CAH and TART and its diagnostics value in access of Sertoli cell function.Method: We stu...

Introduction: DSD patients present varied degrees of atypical genitalia. The social sex assignment and the surgery decisions must be proceeded by a multidisciplinary team approach with the family. Surgeries should be only performed by experienced surgeons. The current trend is the early correction, but some patients and non-governmental entities argue that the surgeries should be delayed until the patient’s consent.Objective...

Background: Health professionals are increasingly aware that the acoustic environment in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit may affect infants’ well-being. Where unpredictable noise adversely affects sleep and physiologic stability, meaningful auditory stimulation might have positive effects, primarily in the short term. Furthermore, evidence is now emerging regarding beneficial long-term effects on neurodevelopmental outcomes. Notably, recent literature s...

Background: Glucose monitoring is vital in children with persistent hypoglycaemia to reduce the risk of adverse neuro-behavioural outcomes1. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems provide real-time glucose levels however; information on its usefulness in monitoring glucose levels in this cohort is limited2, 3.Objective: To ascertain the effectiveness of CGM and to evaluate parents’ experie...

Introduction: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is one of the most common autoimmune diseases in childhood. Despite its frequency, there are still controversies concerning the spontaneous evolution and presentation in childhood. Aim and methods: this is a retrospective study aiming to evaluate clinical and hormonal features at diagnosis and auxological parameters after 3 years in subjects with Severe Autoimmune Hypothyroidism (SAH). We defined severe hypothyr...

Background: Obesity in childhood and adolescence represents a major health problem and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in adult life. Osteopontin, NGAL and Sclerostin are bone biomarkers, however, little is known about their role in obesity.Objective and Hypothesis: The aim of our study was to determine the concentrations of Osteopontin, NGAL and Sclerostin in children and adolescents with overweig...