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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to establish the reference values of the Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA) and Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check (QUICKI) indexes, as well as those of insulin and C-peptide levels in healthy children and adolescents with a view to determining reference percentiles to detect those at cardiovascular risk. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 372 children boys and girls of different ages and at distinct pubertal stages with normal body mass index participated in the study. Fasting glucose, insulin and C-peptide values were measured by chemiluminescence and the HOMA and QUICKI indexes were calculated. RESULTS: Fasting glucose levels were normal in all children. The mean values obtained for each variable were (mean (SD)): fasting glucose 87(7.75) mg/dL, insulin 7.74 (5.35) microU/mL, C-peptide: 1.76 (0.79) ng/mL, HOMA index 1.72 (1.27) and QUICKI index 0.72 (0.29). All the variables progressively increased with age, with statistically significant differences between prepubertal and pubertal children. The QUICKI index showed an inverse relationship. In addition, significant differences were found between sexes. The 90th percentile for all the variables was as follows: insulin 15.05 microU/mL, C-peptide: 2.85 ng/mL, HOMA index 3.43 and QUICKI index 1.10. CONCLUSIONS: Values of fasting glucose, insulin, C-peptide and the HOMA index significantly increased with age and pubertal stage, while the QUICKI index decreased. We defined the 90th percentile for all the parameters studied as the cut-off point to identify children at cardiovascular risk in our population.
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C-Peptide/blood , Homeostasis , Insulin/blood , Metabolic Syndrome/blood , Metabolic Syndrome/diagnosis , Adolescent , Cardiovascular Diseases/blood , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Reference Values , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Objetivo: El objetivo de este trabajo ha sido establecer los valores de referencia de los índices Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA) y Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (QUICKI), insulina y péptido C en ayunas en niños sanos, y con ello obtener percentiles de referencia a partir de los cuales establecer un punto de corte para valorar el riesgo cardiovascular en nuestra población infantil. Material y métodos: En este estudio participan 372 niños de ambos sexos y diferente estadio puberal con un índice de masa corporal (IMC) normal. Se determinan los valores de glucemia, insulina y péptido C (mediante quimioluminiscencia), y se calculan los índice HOMA y QUICKI. Resultados: Todos los niños presentan niveles de glucemia normales (media [DE]): 87 (7,75) mg/dl. Los valores medios obtenidos para cada variable son: insulina 7,74 (5,35) μU/ml, péptido C: 1,76 (0,79) ng/ml, índice HOMA: 1,72 (1,27), e índice QUICKI 0,72 (0,29). De forma global se objetiva un aumento progresivo de los valores de glucosa, insulina, péptido C y el índice HOMA en relación con la edad, existiendo diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre estadios prepuberales y puberales para ambos sexos, siguiendo el índice QUICKI un patrón inverso. Así mismo existen diferencias significativas entre sexos para todas las variables e índices estudiados. Los valores obtenidos para el percentil P90 para cada variable e índice de forma global son: insulina 15,05 μU/ml, péptido C: 2,85 ng/ml, índice HOMA 3,43 e índice QUICKI: 1,10. Conclusiones: Los valores de glucemia, insulina, péptido C y el índice HOMA aumentan con la edad y el estadio puberal de forma significativa. El índice QUICKI por el contrario disminuye. Establecemos el percentil P90 de estas variables que nos servirá como punto de referencia para valorar el riesgo cardiovascular en nuestra población
Objective: The aim of this study was to establish the reference values of the Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA) and Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check (QUICKI) indexes, as well as those of insulin and C-peptide levels in healthy children and adolescents with a view to determining reference percentiles to detect those at cardiovascular risk. Material and methods: A total of 372 children boys and girls of different ages and at distinct pubertal stages with normal body mass index participated in the study. Fasting glucose, insulin and C-peptide values were measured by chemiluminescence and the HOMA and QUICKI indexes were calculated. Results: Fasting glucose levels were normal in all children. The mean values obtained for each variable were (mean (SD)): fasting glucose 87(7.75) mg/dL, insulin 7.74 (5.35) mcU/mL, C-peptide: 1.76 (0.79) ng/mL, HOMA index 1.72 (1.27) and QUICKI index 0.72 (0.29). All the variables progressively increased with age, with statistically significant differences between prepubertal and pubertal children. The QUICKI index showed an inverse relationship. In addition, significant differences were found between sexes. The 90th percentile for all the variables was as follows: insulin 15.05 mcU/mL, C-peptide: 2.85 ng/mL, HOMA index 3.43 and QUICKI index 1.10. Conclusions: Values of fasting glucose, insulin, C-peptide and the HOMA index significantly increased with age and pubertal stage, while the QUICKI index decreased. We defined the 90th percentile for all the parameters studied as the cut-off point to identify children at cardiovascular risk in our population
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Male , Female , Child , Humans , Cardiovascular Diseases/complications , Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology , Insulin/analysis , C-Peptide/analysis , Reference Values , Insulin Resistance , Metabolic Diseases/diagnosis , Metabolic Diseases/epidemiology , Body Mass Index , Luminescent Measurements , Blood Glucose/analysis , Cardiovascular Diseases/diagnosis , Cross-Sectional Studies , Glucose Tolerance Test/methodsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To establish the reference ranges of thyrotropin (TSH), free triiodothyronine (FT3) and free thyroxine (FT4) with the chemiluminescence method in healthy children and adolescents in Madrid, Spain. METHOD: A total of 371 children and adolescents of both sexes, with different ages and at different pubertal stage participated in the study. Serum values of TSH, FT3, and FT4 were determined by chemiluminescence. RESULTS: TSH, FT4 and FT3 reference ranges decreased inversely with chronological age. Significant differences were found between prepubertal and pubertal groups. In some groups, there were also occasional differences between sexes. CONCLUSIONS: Thyroid hormone levels decrease with chronological age. Because of the differences in hormone levels between prepubertal and pubertal subjects, we believe that different pubertal stages should be included in the standard reference values of these hormones.
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Thyrotropin/blood , Thyroxine/blood , Triiodothyronine/blood , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Luminescent Measurements , Male , Spain , Urban PopulationABSTRACT
Objetivo. El objetivo del presente trabajo ha sido establecer los valores de referencia de las hormonas tiroideas (tirotropina [TSH], triyodotironina [T3] libre y tiroxina [T4] libre) mediante quimioluminiscencia en niños y adolescentes de la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid. Método. 371 niños y adolescentes de ambos sexos, diferentes edades y estadios puberales, participaron en este estudio. Los valores de TSH y T3 y T4 libres en suero se determinaron mediante quimioluminiscencia. Resultados. Los valores de TSH y T4 y T3 libres descienden de forma inversamente proporcional a la edad cronológica con diferencias significativas entre los grupos prepuberales y puberales. Existen, además, diferencias puntuales entre sexos en algunos grupos. Conclusiones. Los valores de las hormonas tiroideas disminuyen con la edad cronológica. A la vista de las diferencias en los valores de estas hormonas entre sujetos prepuberales y puberales consideramos necesario incluir los diferentes estadios puberales en la estandarización de estas hormonas (AU)
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Child , Child, Preschool , Adolescent , Male , Infant , Female , Humans , Spain , Triiodothyronine , Thyrotropin , Thyroxine , Urban Population , Luminescence , Luminescent MeasurementsABSTRACT
This work is a model of co-operation between the in vitro diagnostic industry and clinical laboratories for the production of reference values. Thirteen clinical laboratories having an ADVIA Centaur analyser and representing the majority of the geographical regions of Spain have shared the search for reference individuals and the production of reference values for thyrotropin, free thyroxine, free triiodothyronine, cobalamine and folate concentrations in serum. All the logistic work has been done in co-operation with the Spanish supplier of the ADVIA Centaur analyser. The reference limits produced in the virtual laboratory are derived from the blend of reference values obtained by each laboratory. The multicentre reference limits were estimated according to the recommendations of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC).
