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JOURNAL OF THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY
Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvaa012
Keywords
adrenarche; birth size; growth; dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; insulin-like growth factor 1
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- Kuopio University Hospital
- Finnish Medical Foundation
- Academy of Finland [139021]
- Juho Vainio Foundation
- Yrjo Jahnsson Foundation
- Foundation for Pediatric Research
- Paivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation
- Finnish Cultural Foundation
- European Union [QLK4-CT-2001-00250]
- National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
- Academy of Finland (AKA) [139021, 139021] Funding Source: Academy of Finland (AKA)
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Context: Adrenarche is a gradual process, but its programming is unknown. Objective: The objective of this article is to examine the trajectory of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) from age 1 to 6 years and the associations of early growth with DHEAS concentration by age 6 years. Design and participants: Longitudinal data from a population sample of 78 children (43 girls) with serum samples for DHEAS and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) measurements available at ages 1 and 6 years. Main outcome measure: Serum DHEAS concentration at age 6 years. Results: DHEAS concentration at age 1 year correlated with DHEAS concentration at age 6 years (r = 0.594, P < .001). DHEAS levels at age 6 years increased with tertiles of DHEAS at age 1 year (medians (mu g/dL); 4.2, 14.4, 22.6; P < .001) and with those of greater increase in length by age 1 year (6.0, 11.7, 16.4; P = .047), and decreased with Wailes of birth length (17.7, 13.3, 7.1; P = .042). In a regression model including birth size, biochemical covariates at age 1 year, and growth measures by age 6 years, higher DHEAS concentration at age 1 year was an independent determinant of falling into the highest DHEAS tertile at age 6 years. Conclusions: Higher serum DHEAS concentrations already at age 1 year are associated with those at age 6 years. Also, shorter birth length and rapid catch-up growth in length by age 1 year are associated with higher DHEAS concentrations at age 6 years. These results corroborate the early origin of adrenarche and strongly suggest that part of adrenarchal programming already takes place by the end of infancy. (C) Endocrine Society 2020.
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