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Relative hypoadiponectinemia, insulin resistance, and increased visceral fat in euthyroid prepubertal girls with low-normal serum free thyroxine.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Jul 2012
Prats-Puig Anna, Sitjar Carme, Ribot Rosa, Calvo Mar, Clausell-Pomés Núria, Soler-Roca Maria, Soriano-Rodríguez Pilar, Osiniri Inés, Ros-Miquel Montserrat, Bassols Judit, de Zegher Francis, Ibáñez Lourdes, López-Bermejo Abel
Abstract excerpt
A lower activity of the thyroid axis within the clinical reference range is related to a dysmetabolic phenotype in adult populations. We posited that such an association is already present as early as in prepubertal childhood. Serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and free T4, body fat (bioelectric impedance), insulin resistance (homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA(IR))), total and high...
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