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Ultrasonographic assessment of thyroid volume in oldest-old individuals

ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between thyroid volume and age, gender, anthropometric characteristics, and echogenicity in oldest-old subjects in an iodine-sufficient area. Subjects and methods The study included 81 independent elderly individuals aged Ͱ...

Thyroid-stimulating Hormone and Insulin Resistance: Their Association with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome without Overt Hypothyroidism

Abstract Objective This study analyzed the effectiveness of the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) as a predictor of insulin resistance (IR) and its association with the clinical and metabolic parameters of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) without overt hypothyroidism. Study Design A cross-...

Efficacy and safety of a single radiofrequency ablation of solid benign non-functioning thyroid nodules

ABSTRACT Objective The objective of our study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes and safety of radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFA) for benign thyroid nodules (BTNs) over a 1-year follow-up. Subjects and methods This is a monocentric retrospective study. Forty-eight patients with solid, non-functi...

Is there an association between thyroid function abnormalities and breast cancer?

ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between thyroid function abnormalities and breast cancer and, in particular, the prognostic markers of breast cancer.. Subjects and methods Baseline levels of thyrotropin, free triiodothyronine, free thyroxine and thyroid autoan...

Evaluación de la disfunción tiroidea en estudiantes de una institución universitaria

Rev. salud pública; 18 (6), 2016
RESUMEN Objetivo Determinar la prevalencia de la disfunción tiroidea subclínica en la comunidad estudiantil de la Universidad Católica de Manizales. Materiales y Métodos Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal donde participaron 160 estudiantes de la Universidad Católica de Maniz...

Prevalencia de disfunción tiroidea en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2
Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (6), 2016
La diabetes mellitus (DM) y la disfunción tiroidea (DT) son dos frecuentes desórdenes endocrinos. La DT subclínica no reconocida puede afectar adversamente el control metabólico y aumentar el riesgo cardiovascular. Nuestro objetivo fue determinar la prevalencia de DT en pacientes con diabetes mellitu...

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

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (5), 2016
Abstract 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 adolescent...

Evolution to permanent or transient conditions in children with positive neonatal TSH screening tests in Sergipe, Brazil

ABSTRACT Objectives To assess the evolution to permanent or transient conditions in children with positive neonatal TSH tests in Sergipe, Brazil, from 2004 to 2010. Subjects and methods Out of 193,794 screened newborns, 713 presented a neonatal TSH level higher than the local cutoff (5.2 µU/mL). Fro...

Mutation screening of the SLC26A4 gene in a cohort of 192 Chinese patients with congenital hypothyroidism

ABSTRACT Objective Pendred syndrome (PS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterised by sensorineural hearing loss and thyroid dyshormonogenesis. It is caused by biallelic mutations in the SLC26A4 gene encoding for pendrin. Hypothyroidism in PS can be present from birth and therefore diagnosed by ...