Repetitiveness of the oral glucose tolerance test in children and adolescents
Open Access
- 9 May 2021
- journal article
- Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. in World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics
- Vol. 10 (3), 29-39
- https://doi.org/10.5409/wjcp.v10.i3.29
Abstract
Data regarding the most suitable diagnostic method for the diagnosis of glucose impairment in asymptomatic children and adolescents are inconclusive. Furthermore, limited data are available on the reproducibility of the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in children and adolescents who are obese (OB). To investigate the usefulness of the OGTT as a screening method for glucose dysregulation in children and adolescents. Eighty-one children and adolescents, 41 females, either overweight (OW), OB or normal weight (NW) but with a strong positive family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), were enrolled in the present observational study from the Outpatient Clinic of Paediatric Endocrinology of the University Hospital of Patras in Greece. One or two 3-h OGTTs were performed and glucose, insulin and C-peptide concentrations were measured at several time points (t = 0 min, t = 15 min, t = 30 min, t = 60 min, t = 90 min, t = 120 min, t = 180 min). Good repetitiveness was observed in the OGTT response with regard to T2DM, while low repetitiveness was noted in the OGTT response with regard to impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and no repetitiveness with regard to impaired fasting glucose (IFG). In addition, no concordance was observed between IFG and IGT. During the 1st and 2nd OGTTs, no significant difference was found in the glucose concentrations between NW, OW and OB patients, whereas insulin and C-peptide concentrations were higher in OW and OB compared to NW patients at several time points during the OGTTs. Also, OW and OB patients showed a worsening insulin and C-peptide response during the 2nd OGTT as compared to the 1st OGTT. In mild or moderate disorders of glucose metabolism, such as IFG and IGT, a diagnosis may not be reached using only one OGTT, and a second test or additional investigations may be needed. When glucose metabolism is profoundly impaired, as in T2DM, one OGTT is probably more reliable and adequate for establishing the diagnosis. Excessive weight and/or a positive family history of T2DM possibly affect the insulin and C-peptide response in the OGTT from a young age.Keywords
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