Endocrine Abstracts

Background: During the last decennium, an increase in the number of persons referred to gender identity centres has been observed. Epidemiological data have not yet been formally studied in France. Here we report the experience from the Trans’Est Gender Identity Centre of the University Hospital of Nancy.Aim: To study the number of people seeking transgender care, the age at referral and the trends in the sex ratio.Methods: Th...

Dietary therapy, programmed physical activity and cognitive-behavioral therapy are basic measures in the treatment of obesity. Cognitive-behavioral therapy applies methods which change eating habits of obese persons, aiming to remove barriers relating dietary therapy and programmed physical activity. The goal is to try efficiency of applying cognitive-behavioral therapy in the program for the reduction of body mass of obese persons, versus the application of dietary therapy an...

Introduction: Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency are defined as a serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25(OH)D) below 50 and 30 nmol/l respectively. We aimed to determine whether there is a serum 25(OH)D that signals a low serum calcium and phosphate, secondary hyperparathyroidism, high bone remodelling, low area bone mineral density (aBMD), and so, an increased risk for microstructural deterioration and bone fragility.Method: Concentrations of 25(OH)D, calci...

Introduction: Dietary therapy (DT), programmed physical activity (PPA) and cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) are basic measures in the treatment of obesity. CBT applies methods which change eating habits of obese persons, aiming to remove barriers relating DT and PPA. The goal of this study is to try efficiency of applying CBT in the programme for the reduction of body mass of obese persons, vs the application of DT and PPA alone.Design: The study incl...

Background and aims: Progradient course of diabetes mellitus as well as inevitable onset and progression of its late complications having polyorganic character, causing polymorbidity and high mortality of the patients underlie medical–social significance of the problem.Materials and methods: We examined 784 persons (36% men and 64% women, mean age 53 and 51 years respectively) at high risk of diabetes mellitus onset and progression being screened in...

Cancer registers are important tools in improving the knowledge of epidemiology of rare malignancies, such as gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.Aim: To assess the epidemiology of GEPNETs in Krakow and Krakow district area between January 2007 and December 2011.Material and methods: To assess the epidemiology of GEPNETs in Krakow area a register was created, based on independent sources of information. 88 patients (49 f...

Aim: To determine the prevalence of hyperprolactinaemia in patients with newly diagnosed subclinical and overt hypothyroidism, and to investigate the change in PRL levels during and after the treatment.Methods: In this study were enrolled 100 patients, which have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism during a 2 year period, in ‘IKEDA’ hospital, DC ‘Med.al’ and DC ‘La vita’, and 100 healthy persons as controls. Lactating and pre...

Aim: Suicide and depression are one of the highest public health problems worldwide. Suicidal ideation represents an important phase in the suicidal process and often precedes suicidal attempts or completed suicide. Patients with chronic medical disease are more likely to report suicidal thoughts and depression. However the studies on relationship between these conditions and metabolic syndrome are rare. We aimed at investigating the prevalence of depression and suicidal ideat...

The USMBDPCP is unique that it is the first study to consider the whole US- Mexico Border as one epidemiological unit. The project goal is to reduce the burden of diabetes among persons with type 2 diabetes living in the U.S.-Mexico border region. I Development of a Prevalence Study and identification of risk factors. II Implementation an intervention pilot study for diabetes prevention and control.Phase IThe diabetes prevalence su...

The purpose: to study prevalence of classical forms of 21-hydroxylasae deficiency according to the results of neonatal screening on a congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in Tyumen, Russia.The analysis of neonatal screening on CAH results in Tyumen for the period of 2003–2004. For the period under research 20011 newborn have been tested on the 17-OHP level. Measurement of 17-hydroxyprogesterone in blood samples was done in the central laboratory by ...