EVALUATION OF THYROID FUNCTION TEST IN OBESE PATIENTS

ABSTRACTObjective: To evaluate thyroid function in 20-50 aged obese people. As obesity is a widespread problem today, knowledge about the factors affectingor influencing it is important. Little is known about the changes in thyroid function obese people. Influence on thyroid hormone synthesis has be...

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Published in:Asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research 2016-12, Vol.9 (9), p.353
Main Authors: Fathima, Faazila, P, Preetha
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:ABSTRACTObjective: To evaluate thyroid function in 20-50 aged obese people. As obesity is a widespread problem today, knowledge about the factors affectingor influencing it is important. Little is known about the changes in thyroid function obese people. Influence on thyroid hormone synthesis has beenproposed.Methods: Thyroid function test was done for 30 obese and 30 nonobese people, and their thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels were compared.Results: Using paired t-test, we found that there is a statistically significant difference between TSH levels in obese and nonobese people at p
ISSN:0974-2441
0974-2441
DOI:10.22159/ajpcr.2016.v9s3.12959