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Violeta Iotova

Professor, Dept.of Pediatrics, Medical University of Varna
Verified email at mu-varna.bg
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[HTML][HTML] Sociodemographic and lifestyle-related risk factors for identifying vulnerable groups for type 2 diabetes: a narrative review with emphasis on data from Europe

I Kyrou, C Tsigos, C Mavrogianni, G Cardon… - BMC endocrine …, 2020 - Springer
Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) comprises the vast majority of all diabetes
cases in adults, with alarmingly increasing prevalence over the past few decades worldwide …

Influencing factors of screen time in preschool children: an exploration of parents' perceptions through focus groups in six European countries

E De Decker, M De Craemer… - Obesity …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Preschoolers already spend significant proportions of their waking hours being sedentary.
Screen time (ie television/DVD viewing and computer use) has been negatively associated …

Weight status of European preschool children and associations with family demographics and energy balance‐related behaviours: a pooled analysis of six European …

MM Van Stralen, SJ Te Velde, F Van Nassau… - Obesity …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed to (i) gain insight in the prevalence of overweight indices in European
preschoolers (4–7 years);(ii) identify energy balance‐related behaviours associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Switching from insulin to oral sulfonylureas in patients with diabetes due to Kir6. 2 mutations

ER Pearson, I Flechtner, PR Njølstad… - … England Journal of …, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Heterozygous activating mutations in KCNJ11, encoding the Kir6. 2 subunit of
the ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel, cause 30 to 58 percent of cases of diabetes …

[HTML][HTML] Early mortality in EURODIAB population-based cohorts of type 1 diabetes diagnosed in childhood since 1989

CC Patterson, G Dahlquist, V Harjutsalo, G Joner… - Diabetologia, 2007 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis The aims of this study were to provide a contemporary picture of mortality
and causes of death in Europe following a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes made before the …

Heterogeneous genetic background of the association of pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma and pituitary adenoma: results from a large patient cohort

J Dénes, F Swords, E Rattenberry… - The Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Context: Pituitary adenomas and pheochromocytomas/paragangliomas (pheo/PGL) can
occur in the same patient or in the same family. Coexistence of the two diseases could be …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness and safety of long-term treatment with sulfonylureas in patients with neonatal diabetes due to KCNJ11 mutations: an international cohort study

P Bowman, Å Sulen, F Barbetti, J Beltrand… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background KCNJ11 mutations cause permanent neonatal diabetes through pancreatic
ATP-sensitive potassium channel activation. 90% of patients successfully transfer from …

Early growth patterns and long-term obesity risk

N Stettler, V Iotova - Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Early growth patterns and long-term obesity risk : Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition &
Metabolic Care Early growth patterns and long-term obesity risk : Current Opinion in Clinical …

Insulin degludec in combination with bolus insulin aspart is safe and effective in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes

N Thalange, L Deeb, V Iotova, T Kawamura… - Pediatric …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Insulin degludec (IDeg) once‐daily was compared with insulin detemir (IDet) once‐or twice‐
daily, with prandial insulin aspart in a treat‐to‐target, randomized controlled trial in children …

International waist circumference percentile cutoffs for central obesity in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years

B Xi, X Zong, R Kelishadi, M Litwin… - The Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Context No universal waist circumference (WC) percentile cutoffs used have been proposed
for screening central obesity in children and adolescents. Objective To develop international …