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Thyroid function tests in obese prepubertal children: correlations with insulin sensitivity and body fat distributionClaudia Brufani
Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Horm Res Paediatr 78:100-5. 2012..To examine relationships between adiposity, insulin sensitivity, and TSH, fT(3) and fT(4)...
Pre-diabetes in Italian obese children and youngstersC Brufani
University Department of Paediatric Medicine, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
J Endocrinol Invest 34:e275-80. 2011..Aim of the study was to investigate differences in insulin sensitivity and secretion in Italian obese children and youngsters with pre-diabetes...
Cardiovascular fitness, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in severely obese prepubertal Italian childrenClaudia Brufani
Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Paediatric Medicine, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Horm Res 70:349-56. 2008..To evaluate if insulin resistance (IR) and metabolic syndrome (MS) were associated with poor cardiovascular fitness in very obese prepubertal Italian subjects...
Obese children with low birth weight demonstrate impaired beta-cell function during oral glucose tolerance testClaudia Brufani
Bambino Gesù Children s Hospital Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 00165 Rome, Italy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 94:4448-52. 2009..We sought to investigate the influence of birth weight on the relation between insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function in obese children...
Glucose tolerance status in 510 children and adolescents attending an obesity clinic in Central ItalyClaudia Brufani
Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Paediatric Medicine, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Pediatr Diabetes 11:47-54. 2010..Childhood obesity is epidemic in developed countries and is accompanied by an increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM)...
Sexual dimorphism of body composition and insulin sensitivity across pubertal development in obese Caucasian subjectsClaudia Brufani
Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Paediatric Medicine, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital IRCCS, Piazza S Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
Eur J Endocrinol 160:769-75. 2009..Factors that independently from T or age influence IS are central fat depot in girls, lean amount in boys, and total fat mass in both sexes...
Abnormal glucose tolerance in children with cystic fibrosis: the predictive role of continuous glucose monitoring systemRiccardo Schiaffini
Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, University Department of Paediatric Medicine, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza S Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
Eur J Endocrinol 162:705-10. 2010..A long pre-diabetic phase of abnormal glucose tolerance is described in subjects with cystic fibrosis (CF) since childhood...
Use of metformin in pediatric ageClaudia Brufani
Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy Cardio Respiratory and Sport Medicine Unit, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy Liver Unit, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy Biochemistry Department A Rossi Fanelli, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Pediatr Diabetes 12:580-8. 2011..Brufani C, Fintini D, Nobili V, Patera PI, Cappa M, Brufani M. Use of metformin in pediatric age...
Metabolic syndrome in italian obese children and adolescents: stronger association with central fat depot than with insulin sensitivity and birth weightClaudia Brufani
Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, University Department of Paediatric Medicine, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza S Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
Int J Hypertens 2011:257168. 2011..Conclusion. Simple clinical parameters like increased abdominal adiposity and low birth weight could be useful tools to identify European obese adolescents at risk for metabolic complications...
Profile of mecasermin for the long-term treatment of growth failure in children and adolescents with severe primary IGF-1 deficiencyDanilo Fintini
Endocrinology Unit, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Ther Clin Risk Manag 5:553-9. 2009..Results of long-term therapy with rhIGF1 (mecasermin) in patients affected by severe primary IGFD and possible side effects are explained...
Usefulness of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and head-up tilt test in the evaluation of paediatric syncopeUgo Giordano
Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Department, Cardiorespiratory and Sport Medicine Unit, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital Research Institute, Rome, Italy
Cardiol Young 21:89-93. 2011..The aim of this study was to investigate the usefulness of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring versus head-up tilt test in the evaluation of children with a history of syncope...
