Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) are known to have a higher risk of developing other autoimmune diseases. The most common associated disorders are thyroid autoimmunity (Graves’ disease or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis) and celiac disease.The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of other autoimmune disorders in T1DM patients of our clinic.Methods: We reviewed 269 files of children and adolescents w...

Introduction: Moderate weight loss (5–10%) translates into health benefits, including improvement in cardiovascular risk. It is essential to assess the results and indicators of success in treating obesity, which is the objective of this work.Methods: A retrospective study of patients with overweight and obesity, followed in Nutrition consultation between 2004 and 2010. We analyzed biodemographic and anthropometric variables, consultation reason and...