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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2025

Usefulness of SPINA model in evaluation of the thyroid function in euthyroid pediatric patients children with subclinical hypothyroidism.

Aristeidis Giannakopoulos, Alexandra Efthymiadou, Dimitra Kritikou, Dionisios Chrysis

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Aristeidis GiannakopoulosDivision of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School of Patras, University Hospital, Patras, Greece.
Alexandra EfthymiadouDivision of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School of Patras, University Hospital, Patras, Greece.
Dimitra KritikouDivision of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School of Patras, University Hospital, Patras, Greece.
Dionisios ChrysisDivision of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School of Patras, University Hospital, Patras, Greece.

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Abstract

Objective: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) is biochemically defined by increased TSH and normal thyroid hormones, and its management is a matter of debate. Herein, we investigated thyroid function in euthyroid and children with SH using a structure parameter inference approach (SPINA) model along with published data from population-based TSH-FT4 curves. Design: The study included 183 children and adolescents with SH and 313 healthy controls. The predicted and actual secretory capacity of thyroid gland (SPINA-GT) was calculated in all euthyroid children divided into quartiles according to TSH values, and in children with SH, which were further subcategorized into those with mild SH (TSH: 4.5 - 10 mIU/L) and severe SH (TSH > 10 mIU/L). Results: Actual SPINA-GT values decreased significantly from the 1 Conclusion: The implementation of SPINA model for thyroid function gives a wider perspective of thyroid gland's performance within the euthyroid range of TSH, as well as in SH and add to the discussion for the nature of SH, and the necessity of its management.

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HypothyroidismThyroid Function TestsThyroid GlandAdolescentCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleThyrotropinThyroxineThyrotropinThyroxinemultivariate modelspediatric endocrinologysubclinical hypothyroidismthyroidTSH

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