Endocrine Abstracts

Materials and methods: We investigated 79 normal (1st group) and 99 overweight (2nd group) preschool children. Deficient sport and average physical activity (APA) duration, risen appetite (point-assessment), prolonged television viewing and computer using time in children were considered as risk-factors of juvenile obesity manifestation. Height, weight, waist circumflex (WC) was measured; body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Serum leptin levels were detected by immunoenzyme m...

Aim: To compare gender frequency of leptin receptor gene (LEPR) genotype rates and leptinemia levels in overweight children.Materials and methods: Three hundred children with adiposity were investigated (divided into groups: prepubertal (1st) m/f n=51/50, early pubertal (2nd) n=49/51, late pubertal (3d) n=50/49). 80 girls and 89 boys with obesity and 90 lean girls and 48 lean boys (control) were genotyped in 6 exon of LEPR gene (Q223...