Open AccessEVALUATION OF THYROID FUNCTION TEST IN OBESE PATIENTS
Author(s) -
Faazila Fathima,
Pooja P. Preetha
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2016.v9s3.12959
Subject(s) - thyroid , medicine , thyroid function , obesity , hormone , endocrinology , thyroid function tests , thyroid stimulating hormone , test (biology) , biology , paleontology
Objective: To evaluate thyroid function in 20-50 aged obese people. As obesity is a widespread problem today, knowledge about the factors affectingor influencing it is important. Little is known about the changes in thyroid function obese people. Influence on thyroid hormone synthesis has beenproposed.Methods: Thyroid function test was done for 30 obese and 30 nonobese people, and their thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels were compared.Results: Using paired t-test, we found that there is a statistically significant difference between TSH levels in obese and nonobese people at p<0.001.Keywords: Thyroid, Obese, Nonobese, Thyroid function test.