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- Title
Growth Trajectory in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: The Impact of Insulin Treatment and Metabolic Control.
- Authors
Bizzarri, Carla; Timpanaro, Tiziana Antonia; Matteoli, Maria Cristina; Patera, Ippolita Patrizia; Cappa, Marco; Cianfarani, Stefano
- Abstract
<bold>Background:</bold> Linear growth was reported to be negatively affected by type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), in relation to disease duration and poor metabolic control. It is unclear whether a subtle growth failure still persists despite the optimization of therapy. Our aim was to analyse pubertal growth, adult height, and metabolic profile in a cohort of children with T1DM undergoing intensive insulin treatment by multiple daily injections or continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII). <bold>Methods:</bold> One-hundred and four children (51 males) with prepubertal onset of T1DM were prospectively followed up to final height attainment. <bold>Results:</bold> Age at puberty onset was 11.7 ± 1.1 years in males and 10.9 ± 1.3 in females. Age at adult height attainment was 16.4 ± 1.6 years in males and 14.1 ± 1.8 years in females. Pubertal height gain was 24.4 ± 4.9 cm in males and 19.0 ± 3.8 cm in females. HbA1c, HDL cholesterol, and triglyceride levels increased during puberty. HDL cholesterol levels were higher in patients treated with CSII. Height standard deviation score (SDS) at diagnosis (0.52 ± 1.04) was higher than target height SDS (0.01 ± 1.07), but declined afterwards, and both height SDS at puberty onset (0.22 ± 1.1) and adult height SDS (–0.1 ± 1.02) were not significantly different from target height SDS. BMI SDS showed a positive trend from diagnosis to puberty onset and stabilized later (–0.04 ± 1.4 at T1DM onset, 0.55 ± 2.1 at puberty onset, and 0.53 ± 2.1 at adult height attainment). <bold>Conclusions:</bold> Although subtle abnormalities of growth still persist, the modern advancements of insulin therapy are able to normalize puberty and final height of children with T1DM.
- Subjects
INSULIN resistance; INSULIN
- Publication
Hormone Research in Paediatrics, 2018, Vol 89, Issue 3, p172
- ISSN
1663-2818
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000486698