Increased waist circumference is independently associated with hypothyroidism in Mexican Americans: replicative evidence from two large, population-based studies

BACKGROUND: Mexican Americans are at an increased risk of both thyroid dysfunction and metabolic syndrome (MS). Thus it is conceivable that some components of the MS may be associated with the risk of thyroid dysfunction in these individuals. Our objective was to investigate and replicate the potent...

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Autores principales: Mamtani, Manju, Kulkarni, Hemant, Dyer, Thomas D, Almasy, Laura, Mahaney, Michael C, Duggirala, Ravindranath, Comuzzie, Anthony G, Samollow, Paul B, Blangero, John, Curran, Joanne E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4057819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24913450
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6823-14-46

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4057819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24913450
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6823-14-46

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