Predictability of Metabolic Syndrome Diagnosed by Body Mass Index for Cardiovascular Risk in Older Patients Treated with Levothyroxine

Predictability of Metabolic Syndrome Diagnosed by Body Mass Index for Cardiovascular Risk in Older Patients Treated with Levothyroxine

Background We investigated the prevalence and metabolic features of two definitions of metabolic syndrome (MS) between older patients with chronic thyroiditis treated with levothyroxine (LT4) and controls. We also assessed the ability of both criteria to predict cardiovascular (CV) risk. Methods Thi...

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Principais autores: Fatma Özge Kayhan Koçak, Sumru Savas, Zeliha Fulden Saraç
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Korea Geriatrics Society 2022-06-01
coleção:Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research
Assuntos:
hypothyroidism
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
heart disease risk factors
aged
thyroxine
Acesso em linha:http://www.e-agmr.org/upload/pdf/agmr-22-0019.pdf

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