Serum TSH levels are associated with cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese adolescents

Objective: To investigate the relationship between serum thyrotropin (TSH), insulin resistance (IR), and cardiovascular risk factors (CRF) in a sample of overweight and obese Brazilian adolescents. Methods: A retrospective, longitudinal analysis of 199 overweight and obese pubescent adolescents was...

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Main Authors: Luciana Lopes de Souza, Erika Paniago Guedes, Patrícia Fátima dos Santos Teixeira, Rodrigo Oliveira Moreira, Amelio Fernando Godoy-Matos, Mario Vaisman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755716300638