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SUBMITTER: Krause AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5722653 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pediatric obesity 20160222 6
<h4>Background</h4>In adults, obesity is associated with abnormalities of thyroid function; there are fewer studies in paediatric cohorts.<h4>Objectives</h4>To examine associations of weight and adiposity with indices of thyroid function and thyroid-related metabolic factors in children.<h4>Design/methods</h4>A sample of 1203 children without obesity (body mass index [BMI] < 95th percentile; N = 631) and with obesity (BMI ≥ 95th percentile; N = 572), age 5-18 years, had height and weight measure ...[more]