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  • Title: Longitudinal Sex Steroid Data in Relation to Birth Weight in Preterm Boys.
    Author: Allvin K, Ankarberg-Lindgren C, Dahlgren J.
    Journal: J Clin Endocrinol Metab; 2022 Sep 28; 107(10):e4212-e4221. PubMed ID: 35972993.
    Abstract:
    CONTEXT: There is a lack of knowledge on longitudinal sex steroid patterns during infancy, especially for boys born preterm or with low birth weight (LBW). OBJECTIVE: To find out whether LBW boys have a disturbed sex steroid profile during infancy. DESIGN AND SETTING: Population-based longitudinal study performed at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. PARTICIPANTS: Ninety-eight singleton boys (47 LBW) born at gestational age 32.0 to 36.9 weeks were included. Because of dropout, 83 of the boys were still in the study at 10 months' corrected age. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Serum androgen and estrogen concentrations were analyzed by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and IGF-I was determined with radioimmunoassay in umbilical cord and at 0, 2, 5, and 10 months' corrected age. RESULTS: Serum levels of androstenedione, estrone, and estradiol declined gradually from birth to 10 months corrected age. In both LBW boys and their counterparts, a surge was seen at 2 months' corrected age (3 months' chronological age) for testosterone, median (range) 6.5 (2.0-18.9) nmol/L, and in dihydrotestosterone 1.2 (0.4-4.3) nmol/L. At birth, LBW boys had higher median testosterone (0.7 vs 0.4 nmol/L, P = 0.019), and at 0 months' corrected age, both had higher testosterone (5.7 vs 3.5 nmol/L, P = 0.003) and dihydrotestosterone (1.2 vs 0.9 nmol/L, P = 0.006) than their counterparts. At 10 months' corrected age, catch-up in weight SD score from birth correlated with testosterone (rho = 0.27, P = 0.044) and androstenedione (rho = 0.29, P = 0.027). CONCLUSIONS: Moderately to late preterm LBW boys showed a disturbed sex hormone profile, with elevated concentrations of androgens in early infancy.
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