Blood glucose concentrations are reduced in children born small for gestational age (SGA), and thyroid-stimulating hormone levels are increased in SGA with blunted postnatal catch-up growth
Blood glucose concentrations are reduced in children born small for gestational age (SGA), and thyroid-stimulating hormone levels are increased in SGA with blunted postnatal catch-up growth
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DOI:
10.1210/jc.2002-021882
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发表时间:
2003-06-01
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5.8
通讯作者:
Germani, D
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作者:
Cianfarani, S;Maiorana, A;Germani, D
Fetal growth restriction is associated with an increased risk of developing insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in adulthood. In addition, 10-20% of children born small for gestational age (SGA) do not achieve a normal final height. The purpose of this study was to investigate insulin sensitivity and endocrine status in SGA children, compared with that in children born appropriate for gestational age (AGA). Furthermore, within the SGA group, we aimed to relate postnatal growth to anthropometric, biochemical, and endocrine parameters. Eighty-two SGA children (with a mean age of 8.6+/-3.5 yr) and 53 short-AGA children (with a mean age of 9.3+/-3.3 yr) were studied. A case-control study was carried out in 26 SGA and 26 short-AGA subjects. For each SGA subject, we selected a short-AGA child matched for sex, age (within 1 yr), pubertal status, body mass index (within 0.5 kg/m(2)), and height (within 0.25 z-score). Children's statures were corrected for their midparental height, and SGA children were subdivided into 2 groups: catch-up growth (CG) group (children with corrected height with at least 0 z-score); and non-CG (NCG) group (subjects with corrected height with less than 0 z-score). Comparing SGA with short-AGA subjects, no significant differences in fasting insulin, fasting glucose/insulin ratio, homeostasis assessment model for insulin resistance, and homeostasis assessment model-beta-cell values were observed. SGA children showed significantly reduced levels of glucose (4.4+/-0.6 vs. 4.9+/-0.6 mM, P