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Associations between adiposity and indicators of thyroid status in children and adolescents.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In adults, obesity is associated with abnormalities of thyroid function; there are fewer studies in paediatric cohorts. OBJECTIVES:To examine associations of weight and adiposity with indices of thyroid function and thyroid-related metabolic factors in children. DESIGN/METHODS:A sample of 1203 children without obesity (body mass index [BMI]?

SUBMITTER: Krause AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5722653 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Associations between adiposity and indicators of thyroid status in children and adolescents.

Krause A J AJ   Cines B B   Pogrebniak E E   Sherafat-Kazemzadeh R R   Demidowich A P AP   Galescu O A OA   Brady S M SM   Reynolds J C JC   Hubbard V S VS   Yanovski J A JA  

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]

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