title: Relationship of serum thyroid stimulating hormone with body mass index in healthy adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate any possible relationship between serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) with body mass index (BMI) in healthy adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 417 subjects aged 18-60 years who volunteered to get screened for thyroid illness with serum TSH have been enrolled from November 2012 to July 2013. Patients were divided into four groups based on BMI value: Underweight (BMI <18 kg/m(2)), normal (BMI: 18-22.9 kg/m(2)), overweight (BMI: 23-24.9 kg/m(2)), and obese (BMI ≥25 kg/m(2)).
  
  
  RESULTS
  In our study we found a significant variation (P < 0.001) in TSH with increasing BMI. As the BMI increased, mean TSH in the BMI range also increased. The individuals with higher BMI had higher TSH and this trend continued from underweight to Obese. The mean TSH of underweight group was 1.6036 mIU/L, normal weight group 2.1727 mIU/L, overweight group 2.2870 mIU/L and obese group 2.6416 mIU/L.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study we found a significant relationship between serum TSH and BMI and mean TSH increased as BMI increased. Further large scale data from the population is required to confirm our findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Peoples College of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bhanpur, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Amrita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Solanki
authors.forename: Shaifali
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: Sushil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Uma Shankar
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Shukla
keywords: Body mass index; obesity; overweight; subclinical hypothyroidism; thyroid stimulating hormone