Thyroid hormone profile in obese subjects--a clinical study.
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.
Mehta
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Department of Medicine, SMS Medical College & Hospital, Jaipur.
Mathur
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Chaturvedi
M
M
Devpura
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Jat
V S
VS
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*
D013963:Thyroid Hormones