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dc.contributor.authorMadsen, Andre
dc.contributor.authorAlmås, Bjørg
dc.contributor.authorBruserud, Ingvild Særvold
dc.contributor.authorOehme, Ninnie Helen Bakken
dc.contributor.authorNielsen, Christopher Sivert
dc.contributor.authorRoelants, Mathieu
dc.contributor.authorHundhausen, Thomas Eckhard
dc.contributor.authorLjubicic, Marie Lindhardt
dc.contributor.authorBjerknes, Robert
dc.contributor.authorMellgren, Gunnar
dc.contributor.authorSagen, Jørn V.
dc.contributor.authorJuliusson, Pétur Benedikt
dc.contributor.authorViste, Kristin
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-23T06:36:14Z
dc.date.available2022-05-23T06:36:14Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-17
dc.description.abstractContext: Hormone reference intervals in pediatric endocrinology are traditionally partitioned by age and lack the framework for benchmarking individual blood test results as normalized z-scores and plotting sequential measurements onto a chart. Reference curve modeling is applicable to endocrine variables and represents a standardized method to account for variation with gender and age.<p> <p>Objective: We aimed to establish gender-specifc biomarker reference curves for clinical use and benchmark associations between hormones, pubertal phenotype, and body mass index (BMI). <p>Methods: Using cross-sectional population sample data from 2139 healthy Norwegian children and adolescents, we analyzed the pubertal status, ultrasound measures of glandular breast tissue (girls) and testicular volume (boys), BMI, and laboratory measurements of 17 clinical biomarkers modeled using the established “LMS” growth chart algorithm in R. <p>Results: Reference curves for puberty hormones and pertinent biomarkers were modeled to adjust for age and gender. Z-score equivalents of biomarker levels and anthropometric measurements were compiled in a comprehensive beta coeffcient matrix for each gender. Excerpted from this analysis and independently of age, BMI was positively associated with female glandular breast volume (β = 0.5, P < 0.001) and leptin (β = 0.6, P < 0.001), and inversely correlated with serum levels of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) (β = −0.4, P < 0.001). Biomarker z-score profles differed signifcantly between cohort subgroups stratifed by puberty phenotype and BMI weight class. <p<Conclusion: Biomarker reference curves and corresponding z-scores provide an intuitive framework for clinical implementation in pediatric endocrinology and facilitate the application of machine learning classifcation and covariate precision medicine for pediatric patients.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMadsen, Almås, Bruserud, Oehme, Nielsen, Roelants, Hundhausen, Ljubicic, Bjerknes, Mellgren, Sagen, Juliusson, Viste. Reference curves for pediatric endocrinology: leveraging biomarker z-scores for clinical classifications. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). 2022:1-12en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2025889
dc.identifier.doi10.1210/clinem/dgac155
dc.identifier.issn0021-972X
dc.identifier.issn1945-7197
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/25245
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen_US
dc.relation.journalJournal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM)
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleReference curves for pediatric endocrinology: leveraging biomarker z-scores for clinical classificationsen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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