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Rydin AA, Severn C, Pyle L, Morelli N, Shoemaker AH, Chung ST, Yanovski JA, Han JC, Higgins JA, Nadeau KJ, Fox C, Kelly AS, Cree MG. Prediction of resting energy expenditure for adolescents with severe obesity: A multi-centre analysis. Pediatr Obes 2024:e13123. [PMID: 38658523 DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.13123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Resting energy expenditure (REE) assessments can help inform clinical treatment decisions in adolescents with elevated body mass index (BMI), but current equations are suboptimal for severe obesity. We developed a predictive REE equation for youth with severe obesity and obesity-related comorbidities and compared results to previously published predictive equations. METHODS Data from indirect calorimetry, clinical measures, and body composition per Dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) were collected from five sites. Data were randomly divided into development (N = 438) and validation (N = 118) cohorts. A predictive equation was developed using Elastic Net regression, using sex, race, ethnicity, weight, height, BMI percent of the 95th%ile (BMIp95), waist circumference, hip circumference, waist/hip ratio, age, Tanner stage, fat and fat-free mass. This equation was verified in the validation cohort and compared with 11 prior equations. RESULTS Data from the total cohort (n = 556, age 15 ± 1.7 years, 77% female, BMIp95 3.3 ± 0.94) were utilized. The best fit equation was REE = -2048 + 18.17 × (Height in cm) - 2.57 × (Weight in kg) + 7.88 × (BMIp95) + 189 × (1 = male, 0 = female), R2 = 0.466, and mean bias of 23 kcal/day. CONCLUSION This new equation provides an updated REE prediction that accounts for severe obesity and metabolic complications frequently observed in contemporary youth.
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- Amy A Rydin
- Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Section on Pediatric Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Section on Growth and Obesity, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Section of Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Ludeman Family Center for Women's Health Research, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Ludeman Family Center for Women's Health Research, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Fordham TM, Morelli NS, Garcia-Reyes Y, Ware MA, Rahat H, Sundararajan D, Fuller KNZ, Severn C, Pyle L, Malloy CR, Jin ES, Parks EJ, Wolfe RR, Cree MG. Metabolic effects of an essential amino acid supplement in adolescents with PCOS and obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2024; 32:678-690. [PMID: 38439205 DOI: 10.1002/oby.23988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance, and hepatic steatosis (HS). Because dietary essential amino acid (EAA) supplementation has been shown to decrease HS in various populations, this study's objective was to determine whether supplementation would decrease HS in PCOS. METHODS A randomized, double-blind, crossover, placebo-controlled trial was conducted in 21 adolescents with PCOS (BMI 37.3 ± 6.5 kg/m2, age 15.6 ± 1.3 years). Liver fat, very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) lipogenesis, and triacylglycerol (TG) metabolism were measured following each 28-day phase of placebo or EAA. RESULTS Compared to placebo, EAA was associated with no difference in body weight (p = 0.673). Two markers of liver health improved: HS was lower (-0.8% absolute, -7.5% relative reduction, p = 0.013), as was plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (-8%, p = 0.004). Plasma TG (-9%, p = 0.015) and VLDL-TG (-21%, p = 0.031) were reduced as well. VLDL-TG palmitate derived from lipogenesis was not different between the phases, nor was insulin sensitivity (p > 0.400 for both). Surprisingly, during the EAA phase, participants reported consuming fewer carbohydrates (p = 0.038) and total sugars (p = 0.046). CONCLUSIONS Similar to studies in older adults, short-term EAA supplementation in adolescents resulted in significantly lower liver fat, AST, and plasma lipids and thus may prove to be an effective treatment in this population. Additional research is needed to elucidate the mechanisms for these effects.
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- Talyia M Fordham
- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section on Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section on Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section on Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section on Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section on Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section on Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Child Health Biostatistics Core, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Child Health Biostatistics Core, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
- VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Geriatrics, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section on Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Center for Women's Health Research, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Finn E, Severn C, Pyle L, Garrish J, Vigers T, Behn CGD, Zeitler PS, Sagel SD, Nadeau KJ, Chan CL. Hypoglycemia in children and young adults with cystic fibrosis during oral glucose tolerance testing vs. continuous glucose monitoring. Pediatr Pulmonol 2023; 58:2495-2504. [PMID: 37350354 PMCID: PMC10538856 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hypoglycemia is common in people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) during oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) and in the free-living setting, yet its pathophysiology remains unclear. OBJECTIVE To evaluate hypoglycemia in children and young adults with CF by OGTT and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). METHODS A 3-h OGTT was performed in children and young adults with CF and healthy controls (HC). Individuals were classified as experiencing hypoglycemia on OGTT (glucose <70 mg/dL) or not. Insulin, C-peptide, glucose, glucagon, and incretins were measured. CGM was performed for 7 days in the free-living setting. Measures of insulin sensitivity, beta cell function accounting for insulin sensitivity, and insulin clearance were calculated. RESULTS A total of 57 participants (40 CF and 17 HC) underwent assessment. Rates of hypoglycemia by OGTT were similar in pwCF (53%, 21/40) compared to HC (35%, 6/17), p = 0.23. PwCF compared to HC had higher A1c; on OGTT higher and later glucose peaks, later insulin peaks; and on CGM more glucose variability. CF Hypo+ versus CF Hypo- had higher lung function, higher insulin sensitivity, higher beta cell function accounting for insulin sensitivity, and decreased CGM variability. When comparing CF Hypo+ to HC Hypo+, although rates of hypoglycemia are similar, pwCF had blunted glucagon responses to hypoglycemia. OGTT hypoglycemia was not associated with CGM hypoglycemia in any group. CONCLUSION Youth with CF have increased insulin sensitivity and impaired glucagon response to hypoglycemia on OGTT. Hypoglycemia on OGTT did not associate with free-living hypoglycemia.
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- Erin Finn
- Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
- Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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Breslow E, Taylor A, Chan CL, Severn C, Pyle L, Torchen L, Sisk R, Legro R, Turcu AF, Auchus RJ, Dunaif A, Kelsey MM, Cree-Green M. 11-Oxygenated Androgen Metabolite Concentrations Are Affected by Pubertal Progression and Obesity. Horm Res Paediatr 2022; 96:412-422. [PMID: 36446347 DOI: 10.1159/000528341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION 11-oxygenated C19 steroids (11-oxyandrogens) have been shown to rise during adrenarche and remain higher throughout adulthood than in early childhood. The patterns of circulating 11-oxyandrogens throughout normal puberty have not yet been described. METHODS We conducted a secondary analysis of healthy youth participants, both males and females, enrolled in six prior endocrine studies (N = 249). Participants were classified according to Tanner stage and body mass index (BMI). Concentrations of three adrenal-specific 11-oxygenated androgens, 11β-hydroxyandrostenedione (11OHA4), 11β-hydroxytestosterone (11OHT), and 11-ketotestosterone (11KT), were measured in fasting serum samples. RESULTS 11OHA4 and 11OHT increased modestly between early and late puberty in youth with normal weight (p < 0.05), whereas increases in 11KT did not reach statistical significance (p < 0.06). 11KT levels differed between sexes throughout puberty (p < 0.01), and changes in 11-oxyandrogens were small compared to the marked increases for estradiol in girls or testosterone in boys. The trajectories of 11KT and 11OHA4 changes throughout puberty differed by BMI category (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Beyond adrenarche, 11-oxyandrogens continue to rise during pubertal development. The differences in 11KT trajectories in males and females are small compared to changes in testosterone for males and estradiol for females during puberty. Obesity appears to influence the trajectories of 11-oxyandrogens during puberty.
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- Emily Breslow
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Center for Women's Health Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Center for Women's Health Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Background Prediction models for time-to-event outcomes are commonly used in biomedical research to obtain subject-specific probabilities that aid in making important clinical care decisions. There are several regression and machine learning methods for building these models that have been designed or modified to account for the censoring that occurs in time-to-event data. Discrete-time survival models, which have often been overlooked in the literature, provide an alternative approach for predictive modeling in the presence of censoring with limited loss in predictive accuracy. These models can take advantage of the range of nonparametric machine learning classification algorithms and their available software to predict survival outcomes. Methods Discrete-time survival models are applied to a person-period data set to predict the hazard of experiencing the failure event in pre-specified time intervals. This framework allows for any binary classification method to be applied to predict these conditional survival probabilities. Using time-dependent performance metrics that account for censoring, we compare the predictions from parametric and machine learning classification approaches applied within the discrete time-to-event framework to those from continuous-time survival prediction models. We outline the process for training and validating discrete-time prediction models, and demonstrate its application using the open-source R statistical programming environment. Results Using publicly available data sets, we show that some discrete-time prediction models achieve better prediction performance than the continuous-time Cox proportional hazards model. Random survival forests, a machine learning algorithm adapted to survival data, also had improved performance compared to the Cox model, but was sometimes outperformed by the discrete-time approaches. In comparing the binary classification methods in the discrete time-to-event framework, the relative performance of the different methods varied depending on the data set. Conclusions We present a guide for developing survival prediction models using discrete-time methods and assessing their predictive performance with the aim of encouraging their use in medical research settings. These methods can be applied to data sets that have continuous time-to-event outcomes and multiple clinical predictors. They can also be extended to accommodate new binary classification algorithms as they become available. We provide R code for fitting discrete-time survival prediction models in a github repository. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at (10.1186/s12874-022-01679-6).
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- Krithika Suresh
- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, USA.
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- Child Health Biostatistics Core Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, USA
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Rydin AA, Severn C, Pyle L, Dorris K, Chambers C, Stiller D, Hankinson TC, Inge T, Haemer MA, Mirsky DM, Moore J, Kelsey MM. Novel clinical algorithm for hypothalamic obesity in youth with brain tumours and factors associated with excess weight gain. Pediatr Obes 2022; 17:e12903. [PMID: 35224874 PMCID: PMC10038012 DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND A standardized approach for identifying and treating hypothalamic obesity (HO) in children with hypothalamic tumours is lacking. OBJECTIVES To describe children with hypothalamic tumours at risk for obesity, assess outcomes of a novel HO clinical algorithm, and identify factors associated with weight gain. METHODS Retrospective analysis of youth with hypothalamic and suprasellar tumours, seen at a paediatric tertiary care centre from 2010 to 2020. RESULTS The study cohort (n = 130, 50% female, median age at diagnosis 5 [range 0-17]y) had a median duration of follow up of 5 (0.03-17)y. At last recorded body mass index (BMI) measurement, 34% had obesity, including 17% with severe obesity. Median onset of overweight and obesity after diagnosis was 6.2 (0.3-134) and 8.9 (0.7-65) months, respectively. After algorithm implementation (n = 13), the proportion that had an early dietitian visit (within 6 months) increased from 36% to 54%, (p = 0.498) and weight management referrals increased from 51% to 83% (p = 0.286). Higher BMI z-score at diagnosis was associated with overweight and obesity development (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Patients with hypothalamic tumours commonly develop obesity. Use of a clinical algorithm may expedite recognition of HO. Further research is needed to identify predictors of weight gain and to develop effective treatment.
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- Amy A. Rydin
- Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Section of Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Section of Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Melena I, Piani F, Tommerdahl KL, Severn C, Chung LT, MacDonald A, Vinovskis C, Cherney D, Pyle L, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Lanaspa MA, Rewers A, van Raalte DH, Cara-Fuentes G, Parikh CR, Nelson RG, Pavkov ME, Nadeau KJ, Johnson RJ, Bjornstad P. Aminoaciduria and metabolic dysregulation during diabetic ketoacidosis: Results from the diabetic kidney alarm (DKA) study. J Diabetes Complications 2022; 36:108203. [PMID: 35523653 PMCID: PMC9119939 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2022.108203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We examined changes in the excretion of various amino acids and in glycolysis and ketogenesis-related metabolites, during and after diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) diagnosis, in youth with known or new onset type 1 diabetes (T1D). METHODS Urine samples were collected from 40 youth with DKA (52% boys, mean age 11 ± 4 years, venous pH 7.2 ± 0.1, blood glucose 451 ± 163 mg/dL) at 3 time points: 0-8 h and 12-24 h after starting an insulin infusion, and 3 months after hospital discharge. Mixed-effects models evaluated the changes in amino acids and other metabolites in the urine. RESULTS Concentrations of urine histidine, threonine, tryptophan, and leucine per creatinine were highest at 0-8 h (148.8 ± 23.5, 59.5 ± 12.3, 15.4 ± 1.4, and 24.5 ± 2.4% of urine creatinine, respectively), and significantly decreased over 3 months (p = 0.028, p = 0.027, p = 0.019, and p < 0.0001, respectively). Urine histidine, threonine, tryptophan, and leucine per urine creatinine decreased by 10.6 ± 19.2, 0.7 ± 0.9, 1.3 ± 0.9, and 0.5 ± 0.3-fold, respectively, between 0 and 8 h and 3 months. CONCLUSIONS In our study, DKA was associated with profound aminoaciduria, suggestive of proximal tubular dysfunction analogous to Fanconi syndrome.
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- Isabella Melena
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA; Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA; Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Toronto School of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA; Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nephrology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Chronic Kidney Disease Section, Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, NIDDK, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
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Tommerdahl KL, Vinovskis C, Li LP, Rebholz CM, Severn C, Hu EA, Selvin E, Coresh J, Grams ME, Prasad P, Parikh CR, Bjornstad P. The Evaluation of Coffee Therapy for Improvement of Renal Oxygenation (COFFEE) study: A Mechanistic Pilot and Feasibility Study Evaluating Coffee’s Effects on Intrarenal Hemodynamic Function and Renal Energetics. Kidney Int Rep 2022; 7:1682-1685. [PMID: 35812290 PMCID: PMC9263229 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.04.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Taylor AE, Ware MA, Breslow E, Pyle L, Severn C, Nadeau KJ, Chan CL, Kelsey MM, Cree-Green M. 11-Oxyandrogens in Adolescents With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. J Endocr Soc 2022; 6:bvac037. [PMID: 35611324 PMCID: PMC9123281 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvac037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Context Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is common and diagnosis requires an elevated testosterone. The clinical importance of adrenal 11-oxyandrogens in PCOS is unclear. Objective We sought to determine if 11-oxyandrogens 1) better identify PCOS diagnosis compared to testosterone, 2) predict clinical comorbidities of PCOS, and 3) are altered with an combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP) or metformin therapy. Methods Data from 200 adolescent female participants aged 12 to 21 years, most with obesity, enrolled across 6 studies in pediatric endocrinology were included: 70 non-PCOS controls, 115 untreated PCOS, 9 PCOS + obesity treated with COCP, and 6 PCOS + obesity treated with metformin. 11-Hydroxyandrostenedione (11-OHA4), 11-hydroxytestosterone (1-OHT), 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT), and testosterone were measured with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Data between 1) untreated PCOS and controls and 2) untreated PCOS and the 2 treatment groups were compared. Results Untreated girls with PCOS had higher 11-OHA4 (P = .003) and 11-OHT (P = .005) compared to controls, but not 11-KT (P = .745). Elevated 11-OHA4 remained statistically significant after controlling for obesity. Testosterone better predicted PCOS status compared to 11-oxyandrogens (receiver operating characteristic curve analysis: 11-OHA4 area under the curve [AUC] = 0.620, 11-OHT AUC = 0.638; testosterone AUC = 0.840). Among untreated PCOS patients, all 3 11-oxyandrogens correlated with hirsutism severity. 11-KT (P = .039) and testosterone (P < .006) were lower in those on COCP treatment compared to untreated PCOS. Metformin treatment had no effect on 11-oxyandrogens, although testosterone was lower (P = .01). Conclusion Although 11-oxyandrogens do not aid in the diagnosis of PCOS, they relate to excess hair growth. COCP treatment may related to 11-KT; however, further work is needed to determine causality, relationship with metabolic outcomes, and the clinical utility of measuring these androgens in PCOS.
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- Anya E Taylor
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA,Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA,Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA,Center for Women’s Health Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA,Center for Women’s Health Research, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Correspondence: Melanie Cree-Green, MD, PhD, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, PO Box 265, 13123 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Looker HC, Pyle L, Vigers T, Severn C, Saulnier PJ, Najafian B, Mauer M, Nelson RG, Bjornstad P. Structural Lesions on Kidney Biopsy in Youth-Onset and Adult-Onset Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2022; 45:436-443. [PMID: 35006272 PMCID: PMC8914414 DOI: 10.2337/dc21-1688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a leading cause of end-stage kidney disease worldwide. Recent studies suggest a more aggressive clinical course of diabetic kidney disease in youth-onset compared with adult-onset T2D. We compared kidney structural lesions in youth- and adult-onset T2D to determine if youth onset was associated with greater early tissue injury. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Quantitative microscopy was performed on kidney tissue obtained from research kidney biopsies in 161 Pima Indians (117 women, 44 men) with T2D. Onset of T2D was established by serial oral glucose tolerance testing, and participants were stratified as youth onset (age <25 years) or adult onset (age ≥25 years). Associations between clinical and morphometric parameters and age at onset were tested using linear models. RESULTS At biopsy, the 52 participants with youth-onset T2D were younger than the 109 with adult-onset T2D (39.1 ± 9.9 vs. 51.4 ± 10.2 years; P < 0.0001), but their diabetes duration was similar (19.3 ± 8.1 vs. 17.0 ± 7.8 years; P = 0.09). Median urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio was higher in the youth-onset group (58 [25th-75th percentile 17-470] vs. 27 [13-73] mg/g; P = 0.02). Youth-onset participants had greater glomerular basement membrane (GBM) width (552 ± 128 vs. 490 ± 114 nm; P = 0.002) and mesangial fractional volume (0.31 ± 0.10 vs. 0.27 ± 0.08; P = 0.001) than adult-onset participants. Glomerular sclerosis percentage, glomerular volume, mesangial fractional volume, and GBM width were also inversely associated with age at diabetes onset as a continuous variable. CONCLUSIONS Younger age at T2D onset strongly associates with more severe kidney structural lesions. Studies are underway to elucidate the pathways underlying these associations.
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- Helen C Looker
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Phoenix, AZ
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- INSERM Centre d'Investigation Clinique 1402, University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Phoenix, AZ
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Piani F, Melena I, Severn C, Chung LT, Vinovskis C, Cherney D, Pyle L, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Lanaspa MA, Rewers A, van Raalte DH, Obeid W, Parikh C, Nelson RG, Pavkov ME, Nadeau KJ, Johnson RJ, Bjornstad P. Tubular injury in diabetic ketoacidosis: Results from the diabetic kidney alarm study. Pediatr Diabetes 2021; 22:1031-1039. [PMID: 34435718 PMCID: PMC8957478 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.13259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Revised: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Glomerular injury is a recognized complication of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), yet the tubular lesions are poorly understood. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the presence and reversibility of tubular injury during DKA in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Blood and urine samples were collected from 40 children with DKA (52% boys, mean age 11 ± 4 years, venous pH 7.2 ± 0.1, glucose 451 ± 163 mg/dL) at three timepoints: 0-8 and 12-24 h after starting insulin, and 3 months after discharge. Mixed-effects models evaluated the changes in tubular injury markers over time (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin [NGAL], kidney injury molecule 1 [KIM-1], and interleukin 18 [IL-18]). We also evaluated the relationships among the tubular injury biomarkers, copeptin, a vasopressin surrogate, and serum uric acid (SUA). RESULTS Serum NGAL, KIM-1, and IL-18 were highest at 0-8 h (306.5 ± 45.9 ng/mL, 128.9 ± 10.1 pg/mL, and 564.3 ± 39.2 pg/mL, respectively) and significantly decreased over 3 months (p = 0.03, p = 0.01, and p < 0.001, respectively). There were strong relationships among increases in copeptin and SUA and rises in tubular injury biomarkers. At 0-8 h, participants with acute kidney injury (AKI) [17%] showed significantly higher concentrations of tubular injury markers, copeptin, and SUA. CONCLUSIONS DKA was characterized by tubular injury, and the degree of injury associated with elevated copeptin and SUA. Tubular injury biomarkers, copeptin and SUA may be able to predict AKI in DKA.
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- Federica Piani
- Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Toronto School of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Chronic Kidney Disease Section, Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, NIDDK, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Division of Diabetes Translation, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Carpenter CM, Zhang W, Gillenwater L, Severn C, Ghosh T, Bowler R, Kechris K, Ghosh D. PaIRKAT: A pathway integrated regression-based kernel association test with applications to metabolomics and COPD phenotypes. PLoS Comput Biol 2021; 17:e1008986. [PMID: 34679079 PMCID: PMC8565741 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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High-throughput data such as metabolomics, genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics have become familiar data types within the "-omics" family. For this work, we focus on subsets that interact with one another and represent these "pathways" as graphs. Observed pathways often have disjoint components, i.e., nodes or sets of nodes (metabolites, etc.) not connected to any other within the pathway, which notably lessens testing power. In this paper we propose the Pathway Integrated Regression-based Kernel Association Test (PaIRKAT), a new kernel machine regression method for incorporating known pathway information into the semi-parametric kernel regression framework. This work extends previous kernel machine approaches. This paper also contributes an application of a graph kernel regularization method for overcoming disconnected pathways. By incorporating a regularized or "smoothed" graph into a score test, PaIRKAT can provide more powerful tests for associations between biological pathways and phenotypes of interest and will be helpful in identifying novel pathways for targeted clinical research. We evaluate this method through several simulation studies and an application to real metabolomics data from the COPDGene study. Our simulation studies illustrate the robustness of this method to incorrect and incomplete pathway knowledge, and the real data analysis shows meaningful improvements of testing power in pathways. PaIRKAT was developed for application to metabolomic pathway data, but the techniques are easily generalizable to other data sources with a graph-like structure.
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- Charlie M. Carpenter
- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical campus, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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- Syneos Health, Morrisville, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Computational Bioscience Program, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz medical campus, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical campus, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical campus, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver; University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical campus, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical campus, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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Kelsey MM, Hilkin A, Pyle L, Severn C, Utzschneider K, Van Pelt RE, Zeitler PS, Nadeau KJ. Two-Year Treatment With Metformin During Puberty Does Not Preserve β-Cell Function in Youth With Obesity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021; 106:e2622-e2632. [PMID: 33728428 PMCID: PMC8502447 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Youth-onset type 2 diabetes is a disease of pubertal onset, associated with additional burden of pubertal insulin resistance on the β-cell. OBJECTIVE Evaluate the impact of metformin treatment during puberty, a critical window of cardiometabolic change, on insulin sensitivity (Si) and compensatory β-cell response in youth with obesity. SETTING Pediatric academic hospital clinical translational research center. PARTICIPANTS Healthy youth in early puberty [Tanner stage (T) 2-3] with normoglycemia and obesity (n = 44). INTERVENTION Double-blinded placebo-control trial of metformin during puberty (until T5). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Insulin sensitivity (Si), insulin response [acute insulin response to glucose (AIRg)], and disposition index (DI), estimated from frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance testing; body fat (dual X-ray absorptiometry); and other laboratory parameters, collected at baseline, T4, and T5. Placebo-subtracted treatment effect was calculated using linear mixed models. RESULTS At T5, metformin treatment, adjusting for sex, race, and baseline value, was associated with improved BMI z-score (-0.44 ± 0.16, P = 0.02), percentage body fat (%body fat; -3.4 ± 1.2%, P = 0.06), and waist circumference (-11.3 ± 3.2cm, P = 0.003). There were no significant treatment effects at T5 on Si or secretion: Si (0.85 ± 0.87 × 10-4/min-1/μIU/mL, P = 0.34), AIRg (-259 ± 386 μIU/mL, P = 0.51), or DI (508 ± 802 × 10-4/min-1, P = 0.53). High baseline DI predicted longitudinal decline in DI. CONCLUSIONS Two years of metformin treatment in obese youth during puberty improved BMI and body fat, but not Si or β-cell function. Of note, high DI in early puberty may be predictive of later decline in DI. Further studies are needed to develop strategies for preservation of β-cell function in youth at risk for type 2 diabetes.
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- Megan M Kelsey
- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Aurora, CO, USA
- Correspondence: Megan M. Kelsey MD, MS, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Pediatrics, 13123 East 16th Avenue, B265, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Aurora, CO, USA
- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Aurora, CO, USA
- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics, Aurora, CO, USA
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- VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Aurora, CO, USA
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Taylor A, Ware MA, Breslow E, Pyle L, Severn C, Chan CL, Kelsey MM, Cree-Green M. 11-oxyandrogen Concentrations in Adolescents With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). J Endocr Soc 2021. [DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvab048.1498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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PCOS is common in adolescents and includes excess testosterone concentrations. The clinical importance of 11-oxyandrogens in PCOS is unclear. We sought to determine if fasted morning 11-oxyandrogens: 1) better identify PCOS diagnosis compared to testosterone, 2) relate to clinical comorbidities of PCOS, 3) are altered with combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP) or metformin therapy. Data from 186 adolescent females aged 12-21 years, mostly obese, enrolled in one of 6 studies in our division were included: 115 untreated PCOS (13 lean, BMI 22.5±2.2 kg/m2; 102 overweight/obese, BMI 35.4±5.3), 9 obese PCOS treated with COCP (BMI 33.7±5.7), 6 obese PCOS treated with metformin (BMI 36.4±5.3) and 70 normally cycling controls (19 lean, BMI 19.9±1.4; 52 overweight/obese BMI 35.5±10.4). Three 11-oxyandrogens (11-hydroxyandrostenedione (11OHA), 11-hydroxytestosterone (11OHT), and 11-ketotestosterone (11KT) and total testosterone were analyzed via liquid chromatography tandem mass spectroscopy (LabCorp/Esoterix, Calabasas, CA). Data between 1) untreated PCOS and controls and 2) untreated PCOS and the 2 treatment groups were compared. ROC analysis was performed to evaluate accuracy of diagnosis of PCOS and Pearson’s correlation coefficient was calculated for 11-oxyandrogens and clinical measures. Untreated PCOS girls had higher 11OHA (129±77 ng/dL PCOS vs 97±52 control, p=0.003) and 11OHT (13.8±7.9 ng/dL PCOS vs 10.5±6.7 control, p=0.005) compared to controls, with no difference in 11KT (30.7±17.3 ng/dL PCOS vs 26.6±16.6 control, p=0.208). Only 11OHA remained significant after controlling for obesity via multiple linear regression. However, neither of these metabolites better predicted PCOS status compared to testosterone (ROC analysis: 11OHA AUC=0.620, p=0.006; 11OHT AUC=0.638, p=0.002; total testosterone AUC=0.840, p<0.001, free androgen index AUC 0.860, p<0.001). Among girls with PCOS, all three 11-oxyandrogens correlated with hirsutism severity as graded by Ferriman Gallwey score. COCP treatment decreased 11KT concentrations compared to untreated PCOS (32±17 untreated vs 17±8 ng/dL COCP; p=0.039) as well as total testosterone (46.9±21 untreated vs 28.1±12.9 ng/dL COCP; p<0.006). However, metformin treatment had no effect 11-oxyandrogens, although total testosterone was lower (46.9±21 untreated vs 26.5±5.9 metformin; p=0.01). Whereas 11-oxyandrogens would not aid in the diagnosis of PCOS, they relate to excess hair growth and 11KT decreases with COCP therapy. Further work is needed to determine the relationship with metabolic outcomes and the clinical utility of measuring these androgens in PCOS.
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- Anya Taylor
- University of Colorado and Childrens Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Colorado and Childrens Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Colorado and Childrens Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Colorado and Childrens Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Colorado and Childrens Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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Stuppy J, Severn C, Parks E, Wolfe R, Carreau A, Garcia‐Reyes Y, Rahat H, Wagner D, Nadeau K, Pyle L, Cree‐Green M. Short Term Glucagon‐Like Peptide‐1 Receptor Agonist Therapy Does Not Influence Hepatic De Novo Lipogenesis in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. FASEB J 2021. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.s1.01661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jacob Stuppy
- Pediatric EndocrinologyUniversity of Colorado AnschutzAuroraCO
- College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity of Colorado AnschutzAuroraCO
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- Pediatric EndocrinologyUniversity of Colorado AnschutzAuroraCO
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise PhysiologyUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMO
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- UAMS Department of GeriatricsUniversity of ArkansasLittle RockAR
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- Pediatric EndocrinologyUniversity of Colorado AnschutzAuroraCO
- College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity of Colorado AnschutzAuroraCO
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- Pediatric EndocrinologyUniversity of Colorado AnschutzAuroraCO
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- Pediatric EndocrinologyUniversity of Colorado AnschutzAuroraCO
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Kelsey MM, Severn C, Hilkin AM, Pyle L, Nadeau KJ, Zeitler PS. Puberty Is Associated with a Rising Hemoglobin A1c, Even in Youth with Normal Weight. J Pediatr 2021; 230:244-247. [PMID: 33300876 PMCID: PMC7914158 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Our objective was to explore the longitudinal trajectory of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in well-characterized youth (n = 84) with normal weight and obesity during puberty. HbA1c rose from early puberty to Tanner stage 5, even in healthy, normal weight youth, revealing important implications for defining normal glycemia and prediabetes in adolescents.
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- Megan M Kelsey
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; Department of Biostatistics, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; Department of Biostatistics, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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Benson J, Severn C, Hudnut-Beumler J, Simon SL, Abramson N, Shomaker LB, Gulley LD, Taylor A, Kelsey MM, Nadeau KJ, Zeitler PS, Pyle L, Cree-Green M. Depression in Girls With Obesity and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and/or Type 2 Diabetes. Can J Diabetes 2020; 44:507-513. [PMID: 32792104 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2020.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common reproductive/metabolic condition associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and depression in adult women. Depression in adults is related to PCOS dermatologic manifestations. Adolescents with obesity with or without T2D have elevated depression symptoms, but data from youth with PCOS and obesity with/without T2D are limited. METHODS Our study included girls, aged 11 to 17 years, with obesity and PCOS, PCOS+T2D or T2D, who were newly seen in an obesity complications clinic after March 2016. All participants had Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D, 20 items) scores obtained within 6 months of PCOS or T2D diagnosis. Data on history of psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, metabolic syndrome and severity of acne and hirsutism were collected through chart review. RESULTS One hundred five girls (47 with PCOS, 14 with PCOS+T2D, 44 with T2D) had similar age (15±1.8 years) and body mass index z scores (2.2±0.4). CES-D scores ≥16, indicating elevated depression symptoms, and CES-D scores ≥24, indicating severe depression symptoms, were observed in 60% and 30% of girls with PCOS, 78% and 71% of those with PCOS+T2D and 39% and 21% of those with T2D, respectively (p<0.0001 for both cutpoints). A higher CES-D score was not associated with severity of hirsutism or acne (p>0.05 for both). CONCLUSIONS Adolescents with PCOS and obesity have higher rates of elevated depression symptoms compared with girls with T2D, which is not related to worse dermatologic symptoms. Because depression may impact both PCOS and T2D management and adherence to therapy, greater efforts should be made to screen for and address mental health in adolescents with PCOS and obesity, especially if T2D is present.
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- Jessie Benson
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States; Center for Women's Health Research, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States; Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States; Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States; Center for Women's Health Research, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States; Center for Women's Health Research, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, United States; Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States; Center for Women's Health Research, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States.
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Chan CL, Steck AK, Severn C, Pyle L, Rewers M, Zeitler PS. Lessons From Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Youth With Pre-Type 1 Diabetes, Obesity, and Cystic Fibrosis. Diabetes Care 2020; 43:e35-e37. [PMID: 31937609 PMCID: PMC7035587 DOI: 10.2337/dc19-1690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Christine L Chan
- Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Biostatistics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Biostatistics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO
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- Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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Mitchell R, Huitema L, Skinner R, Brunt L, Severn C, Schulte-Merker S, Hammond C. New tools for studying osteoarthritis genetics in zebrafish. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2013; 21:269-78. [PMID: 23159952 PMCID: PMC3560059 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2012.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2012] [Revised: 10/17/2012] [Accepted: 11/05/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Increasing evidence points to a strong genetic component to osteoarthritis (OA) and that certain changes that occur in osteoarthritic cartilage recapitulate the developmental process of endochondral ossification. As zebrafish are a well validated model for genetic studies and developmental biology, our objective was to establish the spatiotemporal expression pattern of a number of OA susceptibility genes in the larval zebrafish providing a platform for functional studies into the role of these genes in OA. DESIGN We identified the zebrafish homologues for Mcf2l, Gdf5, PthrP/Pthlh, Col9a2, and Col10a1 from the Ensembl genome browser. Labelled probes were generated for these genes and in situ hybridisations were performed on wild type zebrafish larvae. In addition, we generated transgenic reporter lines by modification of bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs) containing full length promoters for col2a1 and col10a1. RESULTS For the first time, we show the spatiotemporal expression pattern of Mcf2l. Furthermore, we show that all six putative OA genes are dynamically expressed during zebrafish larval development, and that all are expressed in the developing skeletal system. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the transgenic reporters we have generated for col2a1 and col10a1 can be used to visualise chondrocyte hypertrophy in vivo. CONCLUSION In this study we describe the expression pattern of six OA susceptibility genes in zebrafish larvae and the generation of two new transgenic lines marking chondrocytes at different stages of maturation. Moreover, the tools used demonstrate the utility of the zebrafish model for functional studies on genes identified as playing a role in OA.
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- R.E. Mitchell
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Hubrecht Institute, KNAW & UMC, Utrecht 3584 CT, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Hubrecht Institute, KNAW & UMC, Utrecht 3584 CT, The Netherlands,EZO, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK,Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK,Address correspondence and reprint requests to: C.L. Hammond, Department of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK.
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Ingersoll CG, MacDonald DD, Wang N, Crane JL, Field LJ, Haverland PS, Kemble NE, Lindskoog RA, Severn C, Smorong DE. Predictions of sediment toxicity using consensus-based freshwater sediment quality guidelines. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2001; 41:8-21. [PMID: 11385586 DOI: 10.1007/s002440010216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2000] [Accepted: 12/20/2000] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The objectives of this study were to compare approaches for evaluating the combined effects of chemical mixtures on the toxicity in field-collected sediments and to evaluate the ability of consensus-based probable effect concentrations (PECs) to predict toxicity in a freshwater database on both a national and regional geographic basis. A database was developed from 92 published reports, which included a total of 1,657 samples with high-quality matching sediment toxicity and chemistry data from across North America. The database was comprised primarily of 10- to 14-day or 28- to 42-day toxicity tests with the amphipod Hyalella azteca (designated as the HA10 or HA28 tests) and 10- to 14-day toxicity tests with the midges Chironomus tentans or C. riparius (designated as the CS10 test). Mean PEC quotients were calculated to provide an overall measure of chemical contamination and to support an evaluation of the combined effects of multiple contaminants in sediments. There was an overall increase in the incidence of toxicity with an increase in the mean quotients in all three tests. A consistent increase in the toxicity in all three tests occurred at a mean quotient > 0.5, however, the overall incidence of toxicity was greater in the HA28 test compared to the short-term tests. The longer-term tests, in which survival and growth are measured, tend to be more sensitive than the shorter-term tests, with acute to chronic ratios on the order of six indicated for H. azteca. Different patterns were observed among the various procedures used to calculate mean quotients. For example, in the HA28 test, a relatively abrupt increase in toxicity was associated with elevated polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) alone or with elevated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) alone, compared to the pattern of a gradual increase in toxicity observed with quotients calculated using a combination of metals, PAHs, and PCBs. These analyses indicate that the different patterns in toxicity may be the result of unique chemical signals associated with individual contaminants in samples. Though mean quotients can be used to classify samples as toxic or nontoxic, individual quotients might be useful in helping identify substances that may be causing or substantially contributing to the observed toxicity. An increase in the incidence of toxicity was observed with increasing mean quotients within most of the regions, basins, and areas in North America for all three toxicity tests. The results of these analyses indicate that the consensus-based PECs can be used to reliably predict toxicity of sediments on both a regional and national basis.
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- C G Ingersoll
- Columbia Environmental Research Center, US Geological Survey, 4200 New Haven Road, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA.
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We report a brother and sister who died neonatally with a distinctive but variable multiple congenital anomaly (MCA) syndrome. Anomalies in both included similar facial changes, cleft palate, distal digital hypoplasia, lung hypoplasia, and urogenital abnormalities. They were discordant for cleft lip, diaphragmatic hernia, and Dandy-Walker anomaly. These sibs resemble three recently reported stillborn children and support the existence of a "new" autosomal recessive MCA syndrome with variable expressivity.
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Amniotic bands can cause a wide variety of deformities and mutilations. They are generally considered sporadic. Two families are presented with apparent familial amniotic band anomalies. Additional cases in the literature are reviewed. These aggregations may be coincidental, and recurrence risk is apparently low. However, amniotic band malformations may be an indication for caution in the use of amniocentesis in future pregnancies.
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Previous studies have indicated that there is a relation between testicular function and adequate concentrations of zinc in testicular cells, and that calcitonin alters cellular zinc transfer in the testis. The present studies provide autoradiographic evidence that calcitonin binds in vivo to the cell membrane of testicular Leydig cells. The data thus confirm the presence of the testicular cell membrane calcitonin receptors that were previously demonstrated indirectly by Scatchard analysis of data collected from binding studies.
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