Endocrine Abstracts

Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) is affecting physical and psychological health.Objective: Compare anthropometric data, body composition, lipids levels, emotional state, quality of life (QoL) of DM2 patients and that of healthy persons of the same age.39 persons (58.1±9.6 years) with DM2 (18 male, 21 female) and 41 healthy persons (54.3±9.9 years) (22 male, 19 female). Profile of Mood State (POMS) used for emotional state e...

Though results of scientific studies are rather controversial, it is known that adults with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) and Turner syndrome (TS) experience disturbances in psychological well-being and quality of life. Results of our previous studies confirm that quality of life and emotional state are worse in adult patients with adult-onset, childhood-onset GHD and TS than in age- and sex-matched controls.Aim: The aim of the study was to compare qua...

Introduction: Turner syndrome (TS) is female genetic disorder arrising from loss of X-chromosome material, associated with characteristic physical neuropsychological features.Objective: Examine peculiarities of body composition, cognitive functions, emotional state, quality of life (QoL) of TS patients after discontinued growth hormone (GH) therapy.Patients and methods: Eighteen girls (age 21.47±4.09 years) with diagnosis of T...

Adult patients with acromegaly after pituitary adenomas usually have emotional problems, impaired quality of life. Objective was to detect possible differences of emotional state between patients with acromegaly after pituitary adenomas and healthy age- and sex-matched controls and to outline possible gender-specific differences.Patients and methods: 12 males (age 49.6±10.2 years) and 29 females (age 51.5±9.5 years) with acromegaly after pituit...

The aim of the study was to evaluate vitamin D levels in Lithuanian male military conscripts and its association with PTH, osteocalcin and testosterone, body muscles and LBM percentage, as well as depression–sadness, tension–anxiety and psychological and physical quality of life.Methods: A total of 262 healthy Lithuanian male military conscripts were tested for vitamin D, PTH, osteocalcin and testosterone concentration and 155 (59.2%) of them w...

Pathophysiological mechanisms of endocrine diseases (and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) among them) impacts person’s health perception and health related behavior as measured by the health related quality of life.Aim: To compare peculiarities of health related quality of life in patients with DM2 and other endocrine diseases under hospital treatment.Methods: Of 60 patients with DM2 and 71 patients with other endocrine diseases...

Introduction: Turner syndrome (TS) is associated with specific physical features, as well as a particular neuropsychological profile and social and behavioral features. It is common practice in the case of TS to treat short stature with growth hormone preparations and to induce puberty with estrogens at an age as close to normal puberty as possible. Nevertheless results of some studies show that despite the treatment, some women with TS still experience psychosocial problems, ...