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ArticleDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2025

Association of Sensitivity to Thyroid Hormones and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and the Severity of Liver Fibrosis in Euthyroid Adults: A Retrospective Study.

Liyuan Zhou, Lanxuan Jiang, Yu An, Jia Liu, Guang Wang, Ying Wang, Ning Yang

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Liyuan Zhou *Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China.
Lanxuan Jiang *Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China.
Yu AnDepartment of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China.
Jia LiuDepartment of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China.
Guang WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China.
Ying WangMedical Examination Center, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China.
Ning YangDepartment of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China.

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Purpose: The relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and thyroid function is controversial. A mild acquired thyroid hormone resistance may exist and explain these contradictions. This study aims to investigate the associations of thyroid hormone sensitivity with NAFLD and the severity of liver fibrosis in euthyroid populations. Patients and Methods: Twenty-nine thousand three hundred and eighty-six adult subjects were recruited from the medical examination center of the Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital. Free triiodothyronine (FT3)/free thyroxine (FT4), thyroid feedback quartile-based index for FT4 (TFQI Results: Euthyroid adults with NAFLD had elevated levels of serum FT3 and FT4, reduced TSH, and impaired sensitivity to thyroid hormones. Compared with participants in the first quartile group, the risk of NAFLD was higher in the fourth quartile of TFQI Conclusion: Impaired central sensitivity to FT3 and higher FT3/FT4 were associated with increased risks of NAFLD and related metabolic disorders. In patients with NAFLD, higher FT3/FT4 correlated with its progression to liver fibrosis. These findings might provide novel insight into the monitoring and evaluation of the risk of NAFLD and the severity of liver fibrosis.

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euthyroid adultsliver fibrosismetabolic disordersNAFLDsensitivity to thyroid hormones

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