Endocrinology News

SAN DIEGO ── School-aged children and adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder were more likely to have vitamin D deficiency compared with controls, according to study findings presented at the 2014 AAP National Conference and Exhibition.

In children with type 1 diabetes, the risk for deterioration in glycemic control within the first 5 years after diagnosis is greater if patients are diagnosed later and are non-Hispanic black, according to research published in the BMJ Open.

Vigorous-intensity physical activity helped predict bone mineral content at two skeletal sites in children and adolescents, according to research published online in Frontiers in Endocrinology.

Infants exposed to broad-spectrum antibiotics before age 24 months were more likely to experience early childhood obesity, according to recently published data.

Obese adolescents who participated in aerobic, resistance or combined exercise decreased their total body fat and waist circumference, according to study findings in JAMA Pediatrics.

Increased concentrations of alpha-defensin antimicrobial peptides in children during prepuberty may be predictors of weight gain and abdominal fat depots, according to research presented at the European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology Annual Meeting.

Adults and children with autism spectrum disorder have lower bone mineral density, putting them at higher risk for fractures, particularly of the hip, according to research presented at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2014 Annual Meeting.

Preschool-aged children who are overweight or obese display a variety of cardiometabolic risk factors, prompting researchers for a new study to suggest screening for cardiometabolic abnormalities at an earlier age than currently recommended.

The risk for type 2 diabetes among children may be lowered with regular consumption of a healthy breakfast, according to research published in PLoS Medicine.

A recent series published in The Lancet: Diabetes & Endocrinology suggests global efforts to control and eliminate tuberculosis could be hampered by the rapidly increasing rates of type 2 diabetes in low- and middle-income countries where tuberculosis is endemic.