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Association of Hyperthyroidism and Obesity
Author(s) -
Saeed Kamaran Rasool,
Haurami Tahir Abdulla,
Mahwee Taha Osman
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.818.11
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , thyroid , obesity , hormone , physical examination , medical history , thyroid function tests , thyroid function , thyroid disease , thyroid stimulating hormone , family history , pediatrics
Objectives In this study, we present the Association of hyperthyroidism with obesity in the North region of Iraq. Introduction This is a cross‐sectional study and involved with occurrence of hyperthyroidism together in the obese patient. Patients and Methods In the period between August‐2007 & Junary‐2010 ; a total of 84 patients who presented with overweight and obesity to the Private clinical center of nutrition –out patient department and they had been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. All patients answered a brief questionnaire that included identification data, age, and medications in use, medical history and thyroid disease history. Informed concern had been taken. They underwent clinical examination and electrocardiogram, and blood samples for thyroid function tests, investigating the thyroid hormones tri‐iodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) and sensitive thyroid‐stimulating hormone (TSH) and the patients sent for ultrasound examination of the thyroid gland