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ArticleCureus2021

Weight and Body Mass Index for Predicting Thyroxine Dose in Primary Hypothyroidism.

Kashif Raashid, Osama Ishtiaq, Matiullah Kamin, Tejhmal Rehman, Sajjad Ali Khan, Umar Raja, Fazal H Shah

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Clinical determinants of levothyroxine dosage adjusted for various body weights].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kashif RaashidEndocrinology and Diabetes, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, PAK.
Osama IshtiaqEndocrinology and Diabetes, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, PAK.
Matiullah KaminEndocrinology and Diabetes, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, PAK.
Tejhmal RehmanEndocrinology and Diabetes, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, PAK.
Sajjad Ali KhanDepartment of Medicine, Section of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PAK.
Umar RajaEndocrinology, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, PAK.
Fazal H ShahMedicine, Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital, Bhakkar, PAK.
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi · TRShifa International Hospital · PKAga Khan University Hospital · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background The treatment of primary hypothyroidism with thyroxine is weight-based or body mass index (BMI)-based. However, significant variation in the dose and the consequent delay in achieving euthyroid state is observed along the spectrum of patient body weights. Objectives To determine the weight and BMI-based dosing of thyroxine in primary hypothyroidism to achieve euthyroidism

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adultbody mass indexbody weightmultivariate analysisretrospective studiesthyroxine

Identifiers

PMID34136323
PMCPMC8200257
OpenAlexW3161474769

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