Thyroid function and body weight: a community-based longitudinal study.

OBJECTIVE: Body weight and overt thyroid dysfunction are associated. Cross-sectional population-based studies have repeatedly found that thyroid hormone levels, even within the normal reference range, might be associated with body weight. However, for longitudinal data, the association is less clear...

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Main Authors: Lena Bjergved, Torben Jørgensen, Hans Perrild, Peter Laurberg, Anne Krejbjerg, Lars Ovesen, Lone Banke Rasmussen, Nils Knudsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3984087?pdf=render