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ArticleScientific reports2020

Differences in food consumption between patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis and healthy individuals.

Dean Kaličanin, Luka Brčić, Katija Ljubetić, Ana Barić, Sanda Gračan, Marko Brekalo, Vesela Torlak Lovrić, Ivana Kolčić, Ozren Polašek, Tatijana Zemunik and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dean KaličaninDepartment of Medical Biology, University of Split School of Medicine, Soltanska 2, 21000, Split, Croatia.
Luka BrčićDepartment of Medical Biology, University of Split School of Medicine, Soltanska 2, 21000, Split, Croatia.
Katija LjubetićDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Health Studies, University of Rijeka, 51000, Rijeka, Croatia.
Ana BarićDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Split, 21000, Split, Croatia.
Sanda GračanDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Split, 21000, Split, Croatia.
Marko BrekaloDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Split, 21000, Split, Croatia.
Vesela Torlak LovrićDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Split, 21000, Split, Croatia.
Ivana KolčićDepartment of Public Health, University of Split School of Medicine, 21000, Split, Croatia.
Ozren PolašekDepartment of Public Health, University of Split School of Medicine, 21000, Split, Croatia.
Tatijana ZemunikDepartment of Medical Biology, University of Split School of Medicine, Soltanska 2, 21000, Split, Croatia.
Ante PundaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Split, 21000, Split, Croatia.
Vesna Boraska PericaDepartment of Medical Biology, University of Split School of Medicine, Soltanska 2, 21000, Split, Croatia. vboraska@mefst.hr.
University of Split · HRUniversity of Rijeka · HR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Food is considered as important environmental factor that plays a role in development of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT). The goal of our study was to identify food groups, assessed by food frequency questionnaire, that differ in consumption frequency between 491 patients with HT and 433 controls. We also analysed association of food groups with the wealth of HT-related clinical traits and symptoms. We found significantly increased consumption of animal fat (OR 1.55, p < 0.0001) and processed meat (OR 1.16, p = 0.0012) in HT cases, whereas controls consumed significantly more frequently red meat (OR 0.80, p < 0.0001), non-alcoholic beverages (OR 0.82, p < 0.0001), whole grains (OR 0.82, p < 0.0001) and plant oil (OR 0.87, p < 0.0001). We also observed association of plant oil consumption with increased triiodothyronine levels in HT patients (β = 0.07, p < 0.0001), and, association of olive oil consumption with decreased systolic blood pressure (β = - 0.16, p = 0.001) in HT patients on levothyroxine (LT4) therapy. Analysis of food consumption between HT patients with and without LT4 therapy suggest that patients do not tend to modify their diet upon HT diagnosis in our population. Our study may be of relevance to nutritionists, nutritional therapists and clinicians involved in developing dietary recommendations for HT patients.

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AdultBlood PressureCase-Control StudiesDietFemaleHashimoto DiseaseHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlant OilsThyroid GlandThyroxineTriiodothyroninePlant OilsThyroxineTriiodothyronine

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