ArticleBMC endocrine disorders2019
Association of adiposity with thyroid nodules: a cross-sectional study of a healthy population in Beijing, China.
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- Adiposity is associated with a higher number of thyroid nodules and worse fine-needle aspiration outcomes.European thyroid journal · 2025Article
- Epidemiological and Pathogenic Characteristics of Benign and Malignant Thyroid Nodules Undergoing Ultrasonography for Health Checkup Population.International journal of general medicine · 2025Article
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- Establishment and validation of a multivariate logistic model for risk factors of thyroid nodules using lasso regression screening.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Thyroid Nodules and Obesity.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The prevalence of thyroid nodules and its factors among Chinese adult women: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- The association between BMI, smoking, drinking and thyroid disease: a cross-sectional study in Wuhan, China.BMC endocrine disorders · 2021Article
- Prevalence and associated metabolic factors for thyroid nodules: a cross-sectional study in Southwest of China with more than 120 thousand populations.BMC endocrine disorders · 2021Article
- Body Habitus Across the Lifespan and Risk of Pituitary Adenoma.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe relationship between thyroid nodules (TNs) and adiposity is controversial. This paper describes a cross-sectional investigation performed to determine the existence of any such relationship. To assess adiposity, body mass index (BMI) and visceral fat area (VFA) were utilized.
methodsBetween January 1, 2017 and March 3, 2019. Three thousand five hundred thirty four healthy people were examined using thyroid ultrasonography, visceral fat and anthropometric measurements, laboratory tests and questionnaire interview. Binary logistic regression analyses were used.
resultsOf the 3534 healthy subjects, 58.69% (2074/3534) of the subjects had TNs. A total of 55.91% (1976/3534) had BMI ≥ 25 kg/m
conclusionsAdiposity correlates with TNs. To assess TN risk in Chinese individuals, VFA is better than BMI.
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