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Sherwin Criseno Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, UK
Department of Endocrinology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK

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Helena Gleeson Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, UK
Department of Endocrinology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

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Andrew A Toogood Department of Endocrinology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

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Neil Gittoes Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, UK
Department of Endocrinology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

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Anne Topping School of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK

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Niki Karavitaki Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, UK
Department of Endocrinology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

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longitudinal studies in adults over the age of 25 have shown that long-term treatment with GH does not normalise the metabolic profile and it even increases body mass index (BMI) ( 3 , 11 , 12 ). Currently, GH treatment in adults involves daily subcutaneous

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Jiaxin Zhang Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

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Jinlan Jiang Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

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Yao Qin School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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Yihui Zhang Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

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Yungang Wu Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

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Huadong Xu School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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the questionnaires and health examination in the mobile centers, including age, race, education levels, annual family income, body mass index (BMI), physical activity, serum cotinine, marital status, calcium intake, smoking status, drinking status, and

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G Amiyangoda Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Diabetes and Endocrine Unit, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka

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C N Antonypillai Diabetes and Endocrine Unit, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka

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S S C Gunatilake Diabetes and Endocrine Unit, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka

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T T Weerathunge Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

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D Ediriweera Health Data Science Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

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S G P D Kosgallana Diabetes and Endocrine Unit, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka

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R D P Jayawardana Department of Biochemistry, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka

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H A N D Thissera Department of Biochemistry, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka

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W J Emalka Faculty of medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

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H U Daraniyagala Faculty of medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

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the mean age, gender, body weight, body mass index (BMI), etiology of hypothyroidism, interfering medications, levothyroxine storage technique, and levothyroxine ingestion technique between cases and controls. Cases had a longer mean duration of being

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I M A A van Roessel Department of Pediatric Neuro-oncology, Princess Máxima Center, Heidelberglaan, CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center, Lundlaan, EA Utrecht, The Netherlands

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J E Gorter Department of Pediatric Neuro-oncology, Princess Máxima Center, Heidelberglaan, CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center, Lundlaan, EA Utrecht, The Netherlands

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B Bakker Department of Pediatric Neuro-oncology, Princess Máxima Center, Heidelberglaan, CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center, Lundlaan, EA Utrecht, The Netherlands

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M M van den Heuvel-Eibrink Princess Máxima Center, Heidelberglaan, CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center, Lundlaan, EA Utrecht, The Netherlands

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M H Lequin Department of Radiology, Princess Máxima Center, Heidelberglaan, CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
Department of Radiology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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J van der Lugt Department of Pediatric Neuro-oncology, Princess Máxima Center, Heidelberglaan, CS Utrecht, The Netherlands

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L Meijer Department of Pediatric Neuro-oncology, Princess Máxima Center, Heidelberglaan, CS Utrecht, The Netherlands

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A Y N Schouten-van Meeteren Department of Pediatric Neuro-oncology, Princess Máxima Center, Heidelberglaan, CS Utrecht, The Netherlands

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H M van Santen Department of Pediatric Neuro-oncology, Princess Máxima Center, Heidelberglaan, CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center, Lundlaan, EA Utrecht, The Netherlands

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mineralization ( 15 , 16 ). Besides the increase in body mass index (BMI), pituitary deficiencies and immobilization (due to visual problems, fatigue, and/or lack of initiative) are common in these patients and may contribute to bone problems ( 17 ). Lastly

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Henrik Falhammar Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

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Hedi Claahsen-van der Grinten Department of Pediatric Endocrine Disease, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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Nicole Reisch Medizinische Klinik and Poliklinik IV, Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany

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Jolanta Slowikowska-Hilczer Department of Andrology and Reproductive Endocrinology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland

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Anna Nordenström Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Astrid Lindgren Children Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

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Robert Roehle Coordinating Center for Clinical Studies, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany

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Claire Bouvattier Paris-Sud University, Orsay, France
Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Hôpital Bicêtre, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France

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Baudewijntje P C Kreukels Department of Medical Psychology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Birgit Köhler Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany

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variables were evaluated: body mass index (BMI) (overweight 25–29.9 and obesity ≥30 kg/m 2 ); waist/hip ratio (central obesity ≥0.8 in females and ≥0.9 in males, respectively); hypertension (blood pressure >140/90 mmHg); type 2 diabetes; dyslipidaemia and

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Marianne Aa Grytaas Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

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Kjersti Sellevåg Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

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Hrafnkell B Thordarson Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

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Eystein S Husebye Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

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Kristian Løvås Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

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Terje H Larsen Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

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clinical characteristics of PA1 and HS at the time of the baseline CMR1-CE are shown in Table 1 . PA1 and HS did not differ in terms of age or sex, but the PA1 patients had higher body mass index (BMI) and higher BP than the HS (median BMI 26 (range 22

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Jeonghoon Ha Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Jeongmin Lee Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Kwanhoon Jo Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Dong-Jun Lim Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Moo Il Kang Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Bong Yun Cha Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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Min-Hee Kim Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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body weight were measured as part of the health examination. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated from the measured height and weight. BMI was categorized as underweight (<18.5 kg/m 2 ), normal weight (≥18.5 kg/m 2 , <23 kg/m 2 ), overweight (≥23 kg/m 2

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Monica F Stecchini Department of Pediatrics, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Zilda Braid Department of Pediatrics, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Candy B More Department of Pediatrics, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Davi C Aragon Department of Pediatrics, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Margaret Castro Department of Internal Medicine, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Ayrton C Moreira Department of Internal Medicine, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Sonir R Antonini Department of Pediatrics, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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plethora, violet striae – denoting cortisol excess ( 17 ). Height and body mass index (BMI) were expressed in standard deviation scores (SDS), according to the World Health Organization (WHO) curves for children of 0–5 years (2006) and 5–19 years (2007

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Sarah J Hall Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Brad Aisbett Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

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Samuel J Robertson Institute of Sport, Exercise & Active Living (ISEAL), Victoria University, Footscray, Victoria, Australia

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Sally A Ferguson Appleton Institute, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Anne I Turner Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

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 = ‘did not sleep’. Other data collected in the sleep diary comprised self-report height and weight (used to calculate body mass index; BMI), age, years of fire and emergency service experience, smoking status and average daily caffeinated beverage

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Thomas Reinehr Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition Medicine, Vestische Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Witten/Herdecke, Datteln, Germany

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Alexandra Kulle Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Schleswig – Holstein, UKSH, Campus Kiel/Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, CAU, Kiel, Germany

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Juliane Rothermel Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition Medicine, Vestische Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Witten/Herdecke, Datteln, Germany

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Caroline Knop-Schmenn Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition Medicine, Vestische Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Witten/Herdecke, Datteln, Germany

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Nina Lass Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition Medicine, Vestische Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Witten/Herdecke, Datteln, Germany

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Christina Bosse Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition Medicine, Vestische Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Witten/Herdecke, Datteln, Germany

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Paul-Martin Holterhus Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Schleswig – Holstein, UKSH, Campus Kiel/Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, CAU, Kiel, Germany

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-stimulating hormone (FSH) and sex-hormone binding globulin (SHBG)) were measured as described below. Degree of overweight was calculated as body mass index (BMI). We used Box–Cox transformation to calculate BMI-SDS as a measure for degree of overweight ( 12 ). As

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