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ArticleIranian journal of pathology2017

Upper Normal Limit of Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Metabolic Syndrome in Iranian Patients with Obesity.

Zohreh Nozarian, Alireza Abdollahi, Vahid Mehrtash, Hirbod Nasiri Bonaki

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Article in Iranian journal of pathology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The role of thyroid hormone in metabolism and metabolic syndrome.Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zohreh NozarianDept. of Pathology, Imam Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Alireza AbdollahiDept. of Pathology, Imam Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Vahid MehrtashSchool of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hirbod Nasiri BonakiSchool of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe current study aimed at evaluating the association between thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level in upper normal limits with metabolic syndrome, modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and its components according to Adult Treatment Panel III of National Cholesterol Education Program.

methodsThe current cross sectional study recruited 82 patients with euthyroid overweight or obesity. They all had body mass index (BMI) higher than 25 kg/m

resultsAge, triglyceride level, waist circumference, hypertension frequency, BMI and CRP were significantly higher in group 1. The most prevalent metabolic syndrome criterion was low level of serum high density lipoprotein (HDL). Patients with metabolic syndrome had greater TSH level, but it was not statistically significant (P-value=0.636). Euthyroid patients with TSH levels in the range of 3.88-5 mIU/L had 5.89 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.02 to 17.64) times higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome than other TSH values. After age adjustment, the relationship between the upper quartile of TSH level and the metabolic syndrome became insignificant (OR=2.97, 95% CI=0.51 to 17.2).

conclusionTSH in upper normal limits was statistically correlated with metabolic syndrome. However, after adjustment for age, it became insignificant. Relationship between thyroid hormones and metabolic syndrome may be confounded by other important cardiovascular risk factors in euthyroid patients.

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EuthyroidMetabolic SyndromeObesityThyroid-Stimulating Hormone

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