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KMID : 1036920120170040219
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Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism
2012 Volume.17 No. 4 p.219 ~ p.223
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Thyroid Dysfunction in Obese Children in Jeonju, Korea
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Cho Hye-Jin
Kim Hye-Sil
Park Sin-Ae
Lee Dae-Yeol
Kim Min-Sun
Kim In-Ho
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Abstract
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate thyroid dysfunction in obese children in Korea.
Method: We measured body mass index and thyroid hormone in obese, overweight, and normal weight children who visited a pediatric clinic in Jeonju, Korea, from January 2009 to September 2012.
Results: The free thyroxoine (FT4) level of the obese group (16.35 ± 2.79 pmol/L) was lower than levels of the overweight (17.65 ± 2.31 pmol/L) and normal weight (17.28 ± 2.35 pmol/L; P=0.012) groups. The average value of FT4 in severely obese children (15.71 ± 1.68 pmol/L) was lower than those of mildly and moderately obese children (16.40 ± 2.88 pmol/L). We found no significant difference in thyroid stimulating hormone level between the obese group and normal weight group.
Conclusion: The FT4 level is lower in obese children than in normal weight children.
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KEYWORD
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Obesity, Thyroid hormones, Body mass index, Child
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