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Effects of adolescence-onset hypogonadism on metabolism, bone mineral density and quality of life in adulthood

  • Friederike I.W. Tam EMAIL logo , Angela Huebner , Lorenz C. Hofbauer and Julia Rohayem
Published/Copyright: April 18, 2015
Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism
From the journal Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism Volume 28 Issue 9-10

Abstract

In a cross-sectional study of 54 patients with adolescence-onset hypogonadism (33 females, 21 males; age range: 19–40 years), medical care, quality of life, and health status were assessed. Most patients had received adequate medical care with short cumulative periods of interruption of hormone replacement. The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome was 27% in females and 19% in males. In comparison to the general population, females had both a lower bone mineral density (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, Z-score=−0.8, p<0.001) and a higher prevalence of obesity (age 19–29 years: study population 35%, general population 4%). The body fat percentage (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) was significantly elevated (age 19–29 years: females Z-score=+1.8, p<0.001, males Z-score=+2.4, p=0.001). Quality of life (SF-36) was normal. Despite adequate treatment, patients with early-onset hypogonadism are prone to develop signs and symptoms consistent with inadequate hormone replacement. A successful transition from pediatric to adult medicine seems important to optimize treatment outcomes.

Keywords: body composition; bone density; hypogonadism; metabolic cardiovascular syndrome; quality of life
Corresponding author: Friederike I.W. Tam, Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany, Fax: +49 351 458 5337, E-mail: ; and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany

Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by Eli Lilly Deutschland GmbH. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.

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Received: 2015-1-7
Accepted: 2015-2-26
Published Online: 2015-4-18
Published in Print: 2015-9-1

©2015 by De Gruyter

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https://doi.org/10.1515/jpem-2015-0005
Keywords for this article
body composition; bone density; hypogonadism; metabolic cardiovascular syndrome; quality of life

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