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Elevated serum TSH concentrations are associated with higher BMI Z-scores in southern Iranian children and adolescents
BACKGROUND: Subclinical hypothyroidism is defined as elevated TSH levels while T4 or FT4 levels are normal. Elevated TSH levels are linked with obesity in adults. In a recent meta-analysis in Iran, 6.1% of children below 18 had obesity. Due to the low number of studies on the subject in children we,...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7293126/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32547643 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13044-020-00084-9 |