Titre du document / Document title

Increased height in diabetes mellitus corresponds to the predicted and the adult height

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

SCHEFFER-MARINUS P. D. ⁽¹⁾ ; LINKS T. P. ⁽²⁾ ; REITSMA W. D. ⁽³⁾ ; DRAYER N. M. ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Groningen, PAYS-BAS
⁽²⁾ Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital, Groningen, PAYS-BAS
⁽³⁾ Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Groningen, PAYS-BAS

Résumé / Abstract

This study was conducted to analyse the effect of childhood-onset diabetes mellitus on adult height. The height at time of diagnosis of 35 children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) was compared with growth reference data. Predictions of the adult height were made at the time of diagnosis using the target height and the Tanner-Whitehouse II method. The adult height was compared with both the predicted values and the height of healthy adults. The height at time of diagnosis of the prepubertal children was increased compared with growth reference data, in contrast to pubertal children who had normal heights. Only the prepubertal boys were taller at time of diagnosis. The adult height of the prepubertal patients was taller than growth reference data. The mean adult height in all patients did not differ significantly from the predicted heights. In conclusion, the increased height at the start of IDDM in prepubertal children persists until adulthood.

Revue / Journal Title

Acta paediatrica   ISSN 0803-5253 

Source / Source

1999, vol. 88, n^o4, pp. 384-388 (30 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Blackwell, Oxford, ROYAUME-UNI  (1992) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Insulin dependent diabetes ; Body size ; Diagnosis ; Predictive value ; Follow up study ; Child ; Adult ; Age ; Prepuberty ; Human ; Endocrinopathy ; Immunopathology ; Autoimmune disease ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Diabète insulinodépendant ; Taille corporelle ; Diagnostic ; Valeur prédictive ; Etude longitudinale ; Enfant ; Adulte ; Age ; Prépuberté ; Homme ; Endocrinopathie ; Immunopathologie ; Maladie autoimmune ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Diabetes insulinodependiente ; Talla corporal ; Diagnóstico ; Valor predictivo ; Estudio longitudinal ; Niño ; Adulto ; Edad ; Prepubertad ; Hombre ; Endocrinopatía ; Inmunopatología ; Enfermedad autoinmune ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 944, 35400008373467.0090