... diabetes (T2D) risk, associates with insulin sensitivity and known CVRFs in children and adolescents with T1D. Materials and Methods: 330 children and adolescents (174 males; mean age 15.7 ± 3.5 years) with T1D were genotyped for the following genetic variants: rs1801278 ( IRS1 ), rs1044498 ( ENPP1...

... hormone stimulation testing Growth hormone peak Short stature Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Children and adolescents The incidence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children has increased in the USA over the last two decades [ 1 ]. According to a 2016 national...

... Children and adolescents Differences of sex development Genetics Genitalia Sexual development The umbrella term differences of sex development – “DSD” – refers to a heterogeneous group of congenital conditions that arise when chromosomal, gonadal or anatomical sex is atypical [ 1 ]. Terminology...

...Chiara Garonzi; Alice Maguolo; Claudio Maffeis It is still a matter of debate which is the most suitable diagnostic test for risk-based screening of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes (T2D) in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity. This review highlighted benefits and pitfalls...

...Claudia Piona; Marco Marigliano; Enza Mozzillo; Francesca Di Candia; Angela Zanfardino; Dario Iafusco; Giulio Maltoni; Stefano Zucchini; Maurizio Delvecchio; Claudio Maffeis Objective: The primary aim of this study was to quantify the prevalence of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D...

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... 1.5–5 and the CBCL for ages 4–18 assess parent-reported behavioral problems in children and adolescents. Since the CBCL 1.5–5 and the CBCL 4–18 overlap in their age ranges, it was decided to administer the CBCL 1.5–5 to children age 1.5–4 years and 11 months and the CBCL 4–18 to children aged 5 years...

... in inflammation. This study sought to gain insight into cardiac autonomic dysfunction and inflammation in childhood obesity, and to gather pilot data on the potential relationship between altered ANS and inflammation. Methods: Fifteen obese children and adolescents without metabolic complications and 15 nonobese...

... = Closed-loop insulin delivery system; QoL = quality of life; Threshold CGM = low-glucose-threshold-triggered suspension of insulin infusion CGM. Eleven trials, containing and analysing data on 1,098 children and adolescents with T1D report diverse and varied results (table 1 ). Table 1...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Growth hormone treatment Recombinant human growth hormone Compliance Children and adolescents easypod™ Saizen® Adherence Human growth hormone (hGH...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Bone age Skeletal maturation Body mass index Children and adolescents Socioeconomic status Bone age (BA) is frequently used to determine maturation delay...

... = 0.01). SHBG was also related to increased HDL-C levels among prepubertal (B = 24, model R 2 = 0.42, p = 0.047) and adolescent girls (B = 21, model R 2 = 0.44, p = 0.002). In conclusion, sex hormone levels and SHBG have important effects on HDL-C and insulin resistance among children and adolescents...

..., whether thyroxine influences thyroid volume in non-goitrous euthyroid children with AT. Methods: We studied 50 euthyroid non-goitrous children and adolescents with AT for 2 years by thyroid function tests and ultrasonography; 25 were randomized to receive thyroxine and 25 did not receive treatment. Median...

...S. Shalitin; M. Phillip Aims: To establish the frequency of dyslipidemia in obese Israeli children and adolescents and its association with other cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Methods: Files of 262 patients (5.1–18.8 years) with BMI >95th percentile for age and gender were reviewed...

... dysfunction, which may be detected months or years after injury, is now well recognised as a long-term consequence of TBI in adults. In contrast, little is known about this potential complication in children and adolescents. This article reviews the available paediatric data, which show that hypopituitarism...

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..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Insulin resistance Insulin secretion Children and adolescents Type 2 diabetes An estimated 16 million people in the USA and 100 million people worldwide currently suffer from type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) [ 1, 2, 3, 4...

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..., quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Type 1 diabetes Children and adolescents Metabolic control Quality of life...