Endocrine Abstracts

The study aimed to investigate diet patterns and its association with metabolic features in patients with PCOS.Material and methods: 116 women with PCOS (according to Rotterdam criteria) were investigated in Vilnius city (Lithuania) in 2009–2011. Information about nutrition habits was collected utilizing qualitative food frequency questionnaire. Participants were tested for total testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin, fasting glucose, insulin a...

Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most frequent endocrine disorder among reproductive age women having negative impact on their health, personal and social live. In scientific literature data on headache in PCOS women are scarce.Aim of the study: To investigate the frequency of headache and its association with metabolic parameters and diet habits in women with PCOS.Materials and methods: 114 PCOS women and 80 h...

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the most common preventable causes of mental retardation and intellectual disability. The overall incidence of CH ranges from 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 4,000 live births, with variation worldwide among different ethnicity [1]. During the period 1993–2000 the incidence of CH in Lithuanian population was estimated as 1 in 4800 live births [2]. The aim of present study was to determine the incidence of CH among new-borns in Lithu...

Iodine deficiency is the main cause of preventable mental retardation in children. Urinary iodine excretion is a marker of recent iodine intake and is used to monitor the iodine status of population. Iodine excretion in Lithuanian schoolchildren was previously investigated in 2001. The main objective of this study was to evaluate iodine excretion in children, ages 6–12, living in Vilnius, Lithuania.MethodsUrine samples were co...