Claudia Brufani

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Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Thyroid function tests in obese prepubertal children: correlations with insulin sensitivity and body fat distribution
    Claudia Brufani
    Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
    Horm Res Paediatr 78:100-5. 2012
  2. ncbi Pre-diabetes in Italian obese children and youngsters
    C Brufani
    University Department of Paediatric Medicine, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
    J Endocrinol Invest 34:e275-80. 2011
  3. ncbi Cardiovascular fitness, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in severely obese prepubertal Italian children
    Claudia Brufani
    Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Paediatric Medicine, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
    Horm Res 70:349-56. 2008
  4. ncbi Obese children with low birth weight demonstrate impaired beta-cell function during oral glucose tolerance test
    Claudia 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
  5. ncbi Glucose tolerance status in 510 children and adolescents attending an obesity clinic in Central Italy
    Claudia Brufani
    Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Paediatric Medicine, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
    Pediatr Diabetes 11:47-54. 2010
  6. ncbi Sexual dimorphism of body composition and insulin sensitivity across pubertal development in obese Caucasian subjects
    Claudia 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
  7. ncbi Abnormal glucose tolerance in children with cystic fibrosis: the predictive role of continuous glucose monitoring system
    Riccardo 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
  8. ncbi Use of metformin in pediatric age
    Claudia 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
  9. ncbi Metabolic syndrome in italian obese children and adolescents: stronger association with central fat depot than with insulin sensitivity and birth weight
    Claudia 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
  10. ncbi Profile of mecasermin for the long-term treatment of growth failure in children and adolescents with severe primary IGF-1 deficiency
    Danilo Fintini
    Endocrinology Unit, Bambino Gesu Children s Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
    Ther Clin Risk Manag 5:553-9. 2009

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Publications11

  1. ncbi Thyroid function tests in obese prepubertal children: correlations with insulin sensitivity and body fat distribution
    Claudia 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)...
  2. ncbi Pre-diabetes in Italian obese children and youngsters
    C 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...
  3. ncbi Cardiovascular fitness, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in severely obese prepubertal Italian children
    Claudia 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...
  4. ncbi Obese children with low birth weight demonstrate impaired beta-cell function during oral glucose tolerance test
    Claudia 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...
  5. ncbi Glucose tolerance status in 510 children and adolescents attending an obesity clinic in Central Italy
    Claudia 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)...
  6. ncbi Sexual dimorphism of body composition and insulin sensitivity across pubertal development in obese Caucasian subjects
    Claudia 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...
  7. ncbi Abnormal glucose tolerance in children with cystic fibrosis: the predictive role of continuous glucose monitoring system
    Riccardo 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...
  8. ncbi Use of metformin in pediatric age
    Claudia 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...
  9. ncbi Metabolic syndrome in italian obese children and adolescents: stronger association with central fat depot than with insulin sensitivity and birth weight
    Claudia 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...
  10. ncbi Profile of mecasermin for the long-term treatment of growth failure in children and adolescents with severe primary IGF-1 deficiency
    Danilo 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...
  11. ncbi Usefulness of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and head-up tilt test in the evaluation of paediatric syncope
    Ugo 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...