Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To study microcirculatory disorders in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).Patients and methods: Eighty-five adolescents 12–17 years with T1DM were examined. The duration of T1DM was: <1 year – in 29 (HbAc1 7.1±0.4%) – group 1, from 1 to 5 years – in 26 (HbAc1 9.2±1.1%) – group 2, more then 5 years – in 30 patients (HbAc1 10.7±1.1%) – group 3. The indexes of tromboresistance of vesse...

Objective To evaluate the prevalence of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome, to define its components and to reveal their relationships in obese children. Patients and methods A total of 147 obese (BMI higher than 95 centile for age and gender) Caucasian children aged 9-16 years, mean age 13,67±2,43 (75 boys and 72 girls) were examined. Waist and hip circumferences were measured with WHR calculation, arterial blood pressure was registered. Standard 2-h OGTT was pe...