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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2024

Associations of thyroid hormones with chronic diarrhea and constipation in euthyroid individuals.

Weiwei Zeng, Yanjun Wang, Luofang Zhang

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Weiwei ZengDepartment of Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Yanjun WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Army Medical Center of PLA, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Luofang ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Army Medical Center of PLA, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Abnormalities in thyroid function affect bowel health. However, the relationships between thyroid hormone concentrations and the risk of developing chronic diarrhea and constipation remain unclear. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between thyroid hormone concentrations and the risk of developing chronic diarrhea and constipation in euthyroid US adults. Methods: The data for this population-based study were taken from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2010 datasets. The relationships between thyroid hormone concentrations and the risk of developing chronic diarrhea and constipation were examined via multivariate regression. Smoothed curve fitting and threshold effects analysis were used to test for nonlinear relationships and inflection points. Results: This study involved 4999 participants ranging in age from 20 to 80 years. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between FT3 concentrations and the risk of developing chronic diarrhea [1.37 (1.00, 1.88), Conclusions: There were associations between thyroid hormone concentrations and abnormal bowel habits, particularly between FT3 concentrations and the risk of developing chronic diarrhea. A higher FT3 level was associated with an increased risk of developing chronic diarrhea and more frequent bowel movements. To validate our results, further large-scale prospective studies are needed.

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ConstipationDiarrheaNutrition SurveysThyroid HormonesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChronic DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedThyroid GlandYoung AdultThyroid Hormoneschronic constipationchronic diarrheaNHANESnumber of bowel movementsthyroid hormones

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