Circulating free T3 associates longitudinally with cardio-metabolic risk factors in euthyroid children with higher TSH
Gemma Carreras-Badosa,
Elsa Puerto-Carranza,
Berta Mas-Parés
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionThyroid hormones play major roles in the regulation of body composition and metabolism, and therefore, the relationship between thyroid hormones and cardio-metabolic risk has been extensively studied in adults. In this study, we aimed to test whether free triiodothyronine (fT3) associates longitudinally with cardio-metabolic risk factors in euthyroid children.MethodsA prospective study cohort of 599 apparently healthy school-age children were assessed at baseline (mean age 8.1 ± 2.1 years), of whom… Show more
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