The Effect of L-Thyroxine Treatment on Hypothyroid Symptom Scores and Lipid Profile in Children with Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Author(s) -
Gönül Çatlı,
Ahmet Anık,
Hale Tuhan,
Ece Böber,
Ayhan Abacı
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.566
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1308-5735
pISSN - 1308-5727
DOI - 10.4274/jcrpe.1594
Subject(s) - medicine , euthyroid , subclinical infection , dyslipidemia , anthropometry , lipid profile , thyroid function , thyroid , thyroiditis , thyroid stimulating hormone , endocrinology , hormone , thyroid function tests , levothyroxine , gastroenterology , pediatrics , cholesterol , obesity
To evaluate i) the frequency of typical hypothyroidism symptoms in children with subclinical hypothyroidism (SH), ii) to evaluate the association of SH with lipoproteins and iii) to investigate possible improving effects of L-thyroxine (LT4) treatment on these findings.
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