Waist circumference is correlated to TSH in apparently healthy obese individuals

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N, Samadi, J. Chan, G. Cembrowski. University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada,

Overt hyperthyroidism and hypolhyroidism are commonly associated with weight loss and weight gain, respectively. Although there are several large epidemiological studies on thyroid function, none have studied its relationship to obesity. We have correlated TSH to body mass index (BMI) [measures overall adiposity] and waist circumference (WC) [measures central adiposity]. WC, BMI and TSH of adult participants (n = 1928) of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-2002 were abstracted and ...

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