The pattern and clinical outcomes of non-diabetic pediatric endocrine disorders, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study

The pattern and clinical outcomes of non-diabetic pediatric endocrine disorders, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study

Purpose Pediatric endocrine disorders (PED) are a common component of medical health challenges in Saudi Arabia. We aimed to describe the pattern and clinical outcomes of different non-diabetic pediatric endocrine disorders in Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia, aiming for early diagnosis and management....

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Published in:The Gazette of the Egyptian Paediatric Association Vol. 71; no. 1; pp. 66 - 9
Main Authors: Al-Ghamdi, Ahmed Hassan, Fureeh, Abdelhamid Ahmed, Alshawikhat, Rawan Ibrahim, Jafar, Fatimah Ali Alshaikh, Alamri, Saad Khalid, Alzahrani, Abdulrhman K., Alzahrani, Abdulghani A., Alghamdi, Ahmed Saleh, Almathammi, Ali Abdulrraheem
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-12-2023
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Subjects:
Achondroplasia
Age
Al-Baha
Calcium phosphate
Clinical outcomes
Data collection
Diabetes
Down syndrome
Endocrine disorders
Endocrinology
Females
Gender
Graves disease
Growth hormones
Hyperthyroidism
Hypocalcemia
Hypothyroidism
Males
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolic disorders
Morbidity
Mortality
Obesity
Patient outcomes
Pediatric
Pediatrics
Physiological aspects
Population
Puberty
Rickets
Saudi Arabia
Teenagers
Thyroid cancer
Thyroid diseases
Type 2 diabetes
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Al-Baha
Endocrine disorders
Pediatric
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Summary:Purpose Pediatric endocrine disorders (PED) are a common component of medical health challenges in Saudi Arabia. We aimed to describe the pattern and clinical outcomes of different non-diabetic pediatric endocrine disorders in Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia, aiming for early diagnosis and management. Methods The clinical and laboratory data of 744 children and adolescents who presented with non-diabetic endocrine disorders and received medical care at the pediatric endocrine clinic et al.-Baha during the period from 2018 to 2022 were retrospectively analyzed based on the records. Results A total of 744 patients were recruited, 377 were females and 361 were males with a female/male ratio of 1.04/1. The patients’ ages ranged from 2 months to 17 years, with a mean age of 9.87 ± 4.59 years. The commonest endocrine disorders were thyroid disorders 234 (31.5%), short stature 176 (23.7%), obesity 123 (16.5%), and calcium phosphate metabolism disorders 117 (15.7%). Other disorders seen were pubertal disorders 27 (3.6%), adrenal gland disorders 22 (3%), syndromes with endocrine features 14 (1.9%), sex development and gender disorders 6 (0.8%), pituitary and hypothalamic disorders 4 (0.5%), and mixed endocrine disorders 4 (0.5%). PED is a substantial source of morbidity in 26 cases and mortality in 2 cases. Conclusions Thyroid, growth, and obesity disorders were the most common PED. Pediatric endocrine disorders have a substantial source of morbidity and mortality among Saudi children and adolescents. This baseline data is useful for planning PED care at institutional and national levels.
ISSN:2090-9942
1110-6638
2090-9942
DOI:10.1186/s43054-023-00206-6