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that SPISE indicates hepatic IR in pediatric NAFLD patients with sensitivity and specificity superior to established indices of hepatic IR.
The aim of this review is to assess the current evidence regarding the impact of relaxin on incidence of soft tissue hip injuries in women.

A trained research librarian assisted with searches of PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and SPORTDiscus, with a preset English language filter. The review was completed per the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Manual for Evidence Synthesis methodology. Included studies required assessment of relaxin effects on musculoskeletal health, pelvic girdle stability, or hip joint structures in human subjects. Letters, texts, and opinion papers were excluded.

Our screen yielded 82 studies. Molecularly, relaxin activates matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) including collagenases MMP-1/-13 and gelatinases MMP-2/-9 to loosen pelvic ligaments for parturition. However, relaxin receptors have also been detected in female periarticular tissues, such as the anterior cruciate ligament, which tears significantly more often during the menstrual cycle peak of relaxin. Recently, high concentrations of raments adjacent to hip structures, such as acetabular labral cells which express high levels of relaxin-targeted MMPs. ABSK021 Therefore, it is imperative to investigate the effect of relaxin on the hip to determine if increased levels of relaxin are associated with an increased risk of acetabular labral tears.The impact of rising rates of childhood obesity is far reaching. Metabolic syndrome in children is increasing, yet for most children the consequences of excess adiposity will manifest in adulthood. Excess early fat accrual is a risk factor for future insulin resistance. However, certain types of fat and patterns of fat distribution are more relevant than others to metabolic risk. Therefore, adiposity measures are important. The link between childhood obesity and future insulin resistance was initially established with body mass index (BMI), but BMI is an in imperfect measure of adiposity. It is worthwhile to evaluate other anthropometrics as they may more accurately capture metabolic risk. While measures such as waist to height ratio are established as superior screening measures in adulthood - the findings are not as robust in pediatrics. Emerging evidence suggests that alternative anthropometrics may be slightly superior to BMI in identifying those youth most at risk of developing insulin resistance, but the clinical significance of that superiority appears limited. Increasing study is needed in longitudinal and varied cohorts to identify which pediatric anthropometric best predicts adult insulin resistance. We review alternative anthropometrics as predictors of future insulin resistance and identify current gaps in knowledge and potential future directions of inquiry.
To analyze the prevalence of brachydactyly type A3 (BDA3) in children with short stature and the effect on growth hormone (GH) therapy.

We analyzed the medical records of pediatric patients from July 2009 to July 2021. We included children with short stature defined as their height standard deviation score (HtSDS) < -2 and normal short height as their HtSDS between -2 and -1. We calculated the prevalence of BDA3 in different groups and compared the differences in children's characteristics and the therapeutic effect of GH therapy between the BDA3 and no BDA3 groups.

A total of 752 cases were included. The overall prevalence of BDA3 was 23.1%; with a female predominance (30.8% vs. 16.1%,
< 0.01). BDA3 was more prevalent in the short stature group (27.2%) than in the normal short stature group (16.7%) and growth hormone deficiency group (16.5%). Birth length, birth weight, HtSDS, and mid-parental height of children with BDA3 were lower than those without BDA3, but there were no significant differences. In patients with Turner syndrome and idiopathic short stature, the HtSDS of the BDA3 group was significantly lower than that of the no BDA3 group (
< 0.01). During four years of GH therapy, the HtSDS improvement per year in the BDA3 group were 0.79 ± 0.29, 0.50 ± 0.31, 0.20 ± 0.30, and 0.10 ± 0.22, which were not significantly different from those in the no BDA3 group. At the end of treatment, there were no significant differences in the duration of treatment and total HtSDS improvement between these two groups.

BDA3 is more commonly seen in children with short stature with a female predominance. BDA3 occurrence is independent of the GH pathway and does not affect the therapeutic effect of GH on short stature children.
BDA3 is more commonly seen in children with short stature with a female predominance. BDA3 occurrence is independent of the GH pathway and does not affect the therapeutic effect of GH on short stature children.
With the increasing number of older patients with acromegaly, it is important to understand the effects of aging on the quality of life (QoL) in acromegaly.

To investigate the factors associated with the QoL of older acromegaly patients.

This was a single-center, retrospective, cross-sectional study conducted between 2014 and 2019.

Among 90 acromegaly patients at Kobe University Hospital, 74 who had completed the QoL evaluation under treatment were enrolled (age = 62.0 [50.7-70.0], female 52%). SF-36 and the AcroQoL questionnaire were used to quantify QoL. The patients were divided into two groups the young and middle-aged group, aged <65 years (51.0 [46.0-59.2], n =42), and the older group, aged ≥65 years (70.5 [69.0-73.0], n =32). The factors associated with the QoL scores were analyzed using univariate and multivariate regression analyses.

The scores for the physical component summary of SF-36 were negatively associated with age (
0.01), while those for the mental or role/social component sumand higher BMI were associated with poor QoL. These suggest the importance of early diagnosis and appropriate treatment in preventing arthropathy in acromegaly.
The association between serum cystatin C levels and obesity has not been fully explored in adolescents. This study aimed to explore the association between serum cystatin C levels and obesity in adolescents of different sexes.

We conducted a cross-sectional study including 481 adolescents aged 14-17 years. Cystatin C level was measured by immunoassay. Health examinations data, biochemical parameters, and questionnaire information were collected. The restricted cubic spline model analyzed the association between cystatin C levels and obesity in boys and girls.

Boys exhibited significantly higher cystatin C levels than girls, with a mean level of 0.97 ± 0.10 mg/L in boys and 0.86 ± 0.09 mg/L in girls (
< 0.001). The restricted cubic spline model suggested that low or high cystatin C levels were associated with an increased risk of obesity in boys, whereas only higher cystatin C levels were associated with an increased risk of obesity in girls.

A U-shaped correlation was observed between serum cystatin C levels and the risk of obesity in boys. However, in girls, the risk of obesity showed a trend of initially increase and then decrease with increasing cystatin C levels. Longitudinal studies should be conducted to further investigate the diagnostic potential of cystatin C in the progression of early obesity in adolescents of different sexes.
A U-shaped correlation was observed between serum cystatin C levels and the risk of obesity in boys. However, in girls, the risk of obesity showed a trend of initially increase and then decrease with increasing cystatin C levels. Longitudinal studies should be conducted to further investigate the diagnostic potential of cystatin C in the progression of early obesity in adolescents of different sexes.
Pancreatic islet autoantibodies (iAb) are the hallmark of autoimmunity in type 1 diabetes. A more comprehensive understanding of the global iAb prevalence could help reduce avertible morbidity and mortality among children and adolescents and contribute to the understanding in the observed differences in the incidence, prevalence and health outcomes of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes across and within countries. We present the first scoping review that provides a global synthesis of the prevalence of iAb in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

We searched Ovid MEDLINE
with Daily Update, Embase (Elsevier, embase.com) and PubMed (National Library of Medicine -NCBI), for studies pertaining to prevalence in children and adolescents (0-19) with type 1 diabetes published between 1 Jan 1990 and 18 June 2021. Results were synthesized using Covidence systematic review software and meta-analysis was completed using R v3·6·1. Two reviewers independently screened abstracts with a third review16)], again with substantial variation across world regions.

Understanding the global prevalence of iAb in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes could help with earlier identification of those at-risk of developing type 1 diabetes and inform clinical practice, health policies, resource allocation, and targeted healthcare interventions to better screen, diagnose and manage children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
Understanding the global prevalence of iAb in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes could help with earlier identification of those at-risk of developing type 1 diabetes and inform clinical practice, health policies, resource allocation, and targeted healthcare interventions to better screen, diagnose and manage children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
Symptomatic heart disease may be present in patients with advanced-stage acromegaly. However, earlier assessment of subclinical ventricular systolic dysfunction can be accomplished through speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) for the study of myocardial strain. The few such studies in this population to date have produced conflicting results. This study was performed to evaluate the parameters of ventricular strain in patients with acromegaly with no cardiac symptoms.

In this prospective observational study, STE was performed in patients with active acromegaly with no detectable heart disease and in a control group to assess ventricular dysfunction through global longitudinal strain (GLS), radial strain, circumferential strain, and twist. The left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction, LV mass index, and relative wall thickness were also compared between the groups.

Twenty-five patients with active acromegaly (median age, 49 years; median disease duration, 11 years) and 44 controls were included. LV hypertrophy was more prevalent in the acromegaly group (40% vs. 19%, p < 0.01). The LV ejection fraction was similar between the groups (65.2% ± 5.99% vs. 62.9% ± 7.41%). The mean GLS (-18.8 ± 2.49 vs. -19.7 ± 3.29, p = 0.24), circumferential strain (-16.7 ± 3.18 vs. -16.6 ± 3.42, p = 0.90), and twist (14.6 ± 5.02 vs. 15.1 ± 3.94, p = 0.60) were not significantly different between the groups.

Despite showing higher rates of LV hypertrophy, patients with long-term acromegaly had no impairment of ventricular contractility as assessed by strain echocardiography when compared with a control group.
Despite showing higher rates of LV hypertrophy, patients with long-term acromegaly had no impairment of ventricular contractility as assessed by strain echocardiography when compared with a control group.
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