title: Thyroid hormone profile in obese subjects--a clinical study.
abstract: Fifty obese subjects with body weight above 120% of the ideal weight for that height or body mass index greater than 27.8 kg/m2 in men or 27.3 kg/m2 in women were studied for thyroid hormone profile. Nearly three-fourths obese subjects had body mass index of 30-40 kg/m2. Eighty-six per cent subjects were clinically and biochemically euthyroid. Fourteen per cent of the subjects had hypothyroidism; out of them, 8% were clinically and biochemically hypothyroid while 6% were only biochemically hypothyroid. None of the hypothyroid subjects had morbid obesity (greater than 40 kg/m2 body mass index). Duration of obesity in hypothyroid subjects was less than 10 years in nearly three-fourths of cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, SMS Medical College & Hospital, Jaipur.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Devpura
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Jat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013963:Thyroid Hormones