RT Journal Article
T1 Reference values for TSH may be inadequate to define hypothyroidism in persons with morbid obesity: Di@bet.es study.
A1 Valdés, Sergio
A1 Maldonado-Araque, Cristina
A1 Lago-Sampedro, Ana
A1 Lillo-Muñoz, Juan Antonio
A1 Garcia-Fuentes, Eduardo
A1 Perez-Valero, Vidal
A1 Gutiérrez-Repiso, Carolina
A1 Garcia-Escobar, Eva
A1 Goday, Albert
A1 Urrutia, Inés
A1 Peláez, Laura
A1 Calle-Pascual, Alfonso
A1 Bordiú, Elena
A1 Castaño, Luis
A1 Castell, Conxa
A1 Delgado, Elias
A1 Menéndez, Edelmiro
A1 Franch-Nadal, Josep
A1 Gaztambide, Sonia
A1 Girbés, Joan
A1 Ortega, Emilio
A1 Vendrell, Joan
A1 Chacón, Matilde R
A1 Javier Chaves, F
A1 Soriguer, Federico
A1 Rojo-Martínez, Gemma
AB To analyze the reference range of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in different BMI categories and its impact on the classification of hypothyroidism. The study included 3,928 individuals free of thyroid disease (without previous thyroid disease, no interfering medications, TSH  The reference range (p2.5-97.5) for TSH was estimated as 0.6 to 4.8 µUI/mL in the underweight category (BMI Persons with morbid obesity might be inappropriately classified if the standard ranges of normality of TSH for the normal-weight population are applied to them.
YR 2017
FD 2017-03-09
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/10947
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/10947
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DS RISalud
RD Apr 6, 2025