Wojciech Pluskiewicz, Piotr Adamczyk, Bogna Drozdzowska
{"title":"Falls in RAC-OST-POL Study: the results from 10-year prospective longitudinal observation.","authors":"Wojciech Pluskiewicz, Piotr Adamczyk, Bogna Drozdzowska","doi":"10.5603/ep.99793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5603/ep.99793","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The aim of the study was presentation of the data on falls in a cohort of postmenopausal women in a 10-year prospective longitudinal observation.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>640 postmenopausal women at baseline age above 55 years were included. The cohort was randomly selected from the population of the whole Racibórz district. Data on falls and fracture incidence were gathered yearly.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>256 (40%) women had no falls, and in 384 (60%) subjects at least one fall was noted. The number of women with 1, 2, and 3 or more falls were 115, 62, and 207, respectively. The total number of falls was 1988. Mean baseline age in those who noted falls was 65.7 ± 7.02 years, and it was significantly higher than in the rest of the patients (64.1 ± 6.75; p<0.01). During follow-up 190 osteoporotic fractures were noted in 129 patients. Falls were proven to have a strong, significant relationship with fracture (chi-square test = 80.5; p < 0.0001). Among potential clinical factors only diabetes type 1 (chi-square test = 5.80; p < 0.05) and depression (chi-square test = 3.82; p < 0.05) influenced falls incidence. The risk of falls was increased in cases of greater numbers of clinical risk factors (chi-square test = 28.4 df = 5; p < 0.0001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In long-term follow-up in postmenopausal women, falls were frequently observed, and their occurrence increased the fracture rate. Diabetes type 1 and depression increase the fall rate, which suggests the necessity of implementation of some preventive procedures.</p>","PeriodicalId":93990,"journal":{"name":"Endokrynologia Polska","volume":"75 5","pages":"543-547"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142549681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiyan Dai, Dongping Chen, Fan Yang, Zhihui Dong, Lu Yang, Jiading He, Jianmin Xiao
{"title":"Identification of fibrosis-associated lncRNAs in diabetic cardiomyopathy patients.","authors":"Xiyan Dai, Dongping Chen, Fan Yang, Zhihui Dong, Lu Yang, Jiading He, Jianmin Xiao","doi":"10.5603/ep.100459","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5603/ep.100459","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Our study endeavours to ascertain the plasma-derived long noncoding ribonucleic acids (lncRNA) and messenger RNA (mRNA) expression profiles through gene microarray analysis, aiming to elucidate their potential biological roles in the development and progression of diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM), particularly with respect to myocardial fibrosis.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>We conducted gene chip experiments to discern differences in lncRNA and mRNA expression profiles between diabetic cardiomyopathy and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Differentially expressed mRNAs were subjected to functional enrichment analysis, thereby enabling the identification of key genes. Subsequently, we established an interaction network connecting lncRNAs with mRNAs. To validate myocardial fibrosis-related mRNAs, we further developed a rat model of diabetic cardiomyopathy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified 688 differentially expressed lncRNAs and 341 differentially expressed mRNAs, which were primarily enriched in creatine metabolism, small guanosine triphosphate hydrolase (GTPase)-mediated signal transduction, and fatty acid degradation processes. Our analyses revealed 8 core genes (SMD11, DRG1, RPS26, EIF2S1, UBE3A, CEBPZ, NUP153, and EMD) associated with diabetic cardiomyopathy. An investigation into the lncRNA-mRNA coexpression network underscored 4 lncRNAs (lnc-NEK10-3, lnc-KDM4A-2, lnc-PCYOX1-3, and lnc-CDCP2-1) as significantly linked to differentially expressed fibrosis-associated mRNAs. The expression levels of transmembrane protein 173 (TMEM173) and toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) were found to be significantly higher in DCM compared to normal controls, whereas cathepsin L1 (CTSL) and forkhead box O3 (FOXO3) displayed significantly lower expression levels relative to those of normal controls.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study disclosed a subset of lncRNAs and mRNAs that are implicated in diabetic cardiomyopathy and myocardial fibrosis, thereby presenting themselves as promising biomarkers and therapeutic targets for the management of both diabetic cardiomyopathy and myocardial fibrosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":93990,"journal":{"name":"Endokrynologia Polska","volume":"75 5","pages":"525-538"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142549683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Endokrynologia PolskaPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-06-18DOI: 10.5603/ep.99555
Ana-Maria Stancu, Corin Badiu
{"title":"Block-and-replace regimen versus titration of antithyroid drugs: a recent meta-analysis.","authors":"Ana-Maria Stancu, Corin Badiu","doi":"10.5603/ep.99555","DOIUrl":"10.5603/ep.99555","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Drug therapy for Graves' disease (GD) is the first-line treatment in Europe. The use of a specific regimen for the administration of anti-thyroid drugs (ATDs) is still controversial. The objective was to compare block-and-replace therapy (BRT) with a titration (T) regimen in terms of incidence of overt hypothyroidism and development of Graves' orbitopathy (GO) over 18 months of treatment.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Two databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library) and reference lists were searched. Prospective and retrospective observational cohort studies were included. Data collection and analysis were performed independently by 2 authors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two studies with 716 GD patients (40.36% treated with BRT, 59.64% with T regimen) were included. No statistically significant differences were observed between the ATDs regimens used in terms of incidence of overt hypothyroidism during 18 months of treatment [Mantel-Haenszel (M-H) odds ratio (OR): 1.54, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.75-3.16, p-value = 0.24]. GD patients who followed BRT were less likely to achieve control of thyroid function than patients on T regimen (M-H OR: 0.55, 95% CI: 0.34-0.88, p = 0.01). One study reported fewer thyroid function tests (TFT) during BRT than during the T regimen. The other study included patients without GO at baseline and reported a lower incidence of GO during BRT than in the T regimen (9.1% versus 17.8%), with no statistical difference between the 2 regimens (M-H OR: 0.47, 95% CI: 0.19-1.14, p = 0.10).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>BRT may be more useful than the T regimen for patients with complicated GD or for those who required fewer TFTs.</p>","PeriodicalId":93990,"journal":{"name":"Endokrynologia Polska","volume":" ","pages":"317-327"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141422235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"lncRNA HCG22 regulated cell growth and metastasis of papillary thyroid cancer via negatively modulating miR-425-5p.","authors":"Xuepeng Cao, Chuang Ma, Yang Wu, Jianyuan Huang","doi":"10.5603/ep.97425","DOIUrl":"10.5603/ep.97425","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is a common malignant tumour in the endocrine system with increasing incidence. LncRNA HCG22 (HCG22) was noticed to be dysregulated in PTC, but its specific function and mechanism remain unknown. The function of HCG22 and its underlying molecular mechanism was investigated to evaluate its potential as a biomarker for PTC.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The expression of HCG22 was detected in PTC cells (TPC-1, SNU790, GLAG-66, and BCPAP) and normal thyroid cells (Nthy-ori) using real time quantative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). HCG22 and miR-425-5p were regulated by cell transfection. The cell proliferation and metastasis were assessed by CCK8 and Transwell assay.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>HCG22 was upregulated in PTC cells, of which the knockdown suppressed the proliferation, migration, and invasion of PTC cells. miR-425-5p was downregulated in PTC cells, which was negatively regulated by HCG22. Silencing miR-425-5p could reverse the inhibitory effect of HCG22 knockdown on the cellular processes of PTC.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>HCG22 served as a tumour promoter in PTC cells, which regulated cell proliferation and metastasis via negatively regulating miR-425-5p.</p>","PeriodicalId":93990,"journal":{"name":"Endokrynologia Polska","volume":"75 1","pages":"20-26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140144860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daria Handkiewicz-Junak, Marek Niedziela, Andrzej Lewiński, Artur Bosowski, Ewa Chmielik, Agnieszka Czarniecka, Marek Dedecjus, Bożenna Dembowska-Bagińska, Aneta Gawlik-Starzyk, Wojciech Górecki, Jerzy Harasymczuk, Barbara Jarząb, Jolanta Krajewska, Aleksandra Kropińska, Anna Kucharska, Paweł Kurzawa, Ewa Małecka-Tendera, Przemysław Mańkowski, Dariusz Polnik, Lech Pomorski, Andrzej Prokurat, Anna Raciborska, Renata Stawerska, Anna Taczanowska-Niemczuk, Magdalena Tarasińska
{"title":"Diagnostics and treatment of differentiated thyroid carcinoma in children - Guidelines of the Polish National Scientific Societies, 2024 Update.","authors":"Daria Handkiewicz-Junak, Marek Niedziela, Andrzej Lewiński, Artur Bosowski, Ewa Chmielik, Agnieszka Czarniecka, Marek Dedecjus, Bożenna Dembowska-Bagińska, Aneta Gawlik-Starzyk, Wojciech Górecki, Jerzy Harasymczuk, Barbara Jarząb, Jolanta Krajewska, Aleksandra Kropińska, Anna Kucharska, Paweł Kurzawa, Ewa Małecka-Tendera, Przemysław Mańkowski, Dariusz Polnik, Lech Pomorski, Andrzej Prokurat, Anna Raciborska, Renata Stawerska, Anna Taczanowska-Niemczuk, Magdalena Tarasińska","doi":"10.5603/ep.103845","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5603/ep.103845","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rapid progress made in recent years in thyroid cancer research has necessitated the systematic updating of current clinical recommendations. This update presents the evidence-based management of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) and medullary thyroid carcinoma in children, including preoperative diagnostics, surgical management, radioiodine therapy in DTC treatment with L-thyroxine, disease monitoring, treatment of advanced disease, and finally, consequences of thyroid cancer treatment. Each recommendation is evaluated regarding its strength (Strength of Recommendation; SoR) and the quality of supporting data (QoE - Quality of Evidence).</p>","PeriodicalId":93990,"journal":{"name":"Endokrynologia Polska","volume":"75 6","pages":"565-591"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143018216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Endokrynologia PolskaPub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2023-11-23DOI: 10.5603/ep.96715
Enver Avcı, Mine Ozturk
{"title":"Evaluation of neutrophil HDL-C ratio - a new inflammation marker in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.","authors":"Enver Avcı, Mine Ozturk","doi":"10.5603/ep.96715","DOIUrl":"10.5603/ep.96715","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a global disease estimated to affect one-third of the world's population. NAFLD is the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome. In recent years, formulations have been made using haematological laboratory parameters, and it has been reported to be associated with inflammation and fibrosis in the liver. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the neutrophil to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio (NHR) in patients diagnosed with NAFLD by ultrasonographic imaging for the first time in the literature.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The study was carried out by recruiting men and women between the ages of 18 and 65 years who applied to the check-up outpatient clinic of our hospital. Ultrasonography was used as the diagnostic method for hepatosteatosis in all cases. Venous blood samples were taken from the patients for haematological and biochemical measurements.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study population consisted of 155 patients, 115 of whom were fatty liver patients and 40 were controls. NHR was determined as 99.6 ± 56.8 in those with grade 1 fatty liver, 114.98 ± 39.2 in those with grade 2, 122.9 ± 51.1 in those with grade 3, and 86.17 ± 35.2 in the control group. In the analysis, NHR was statistically significantly higher in grade 2 and 3 fatty liver patients compared with the control group (p = 0.03 and 0.01, respectively). However, there was no statistical difference between grade 1 fatty liver patients and the control group (p = 0.53).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We found higher NHR in patients with NAFLD. NHR is a cheap and easy to access parameter. An elevated NHR with FIB-4 in patients with NAFLD may be a marker of liver inflammation or fibrosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":93990,"journal":{"name":"Endokrynologia Polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138296821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mitophagy in tumor: foe or friend?.","authors":"Li Li, Fei Hu","doi":"10.5603/ep.95652","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5603/ep.95652","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mitophagy is a specific type of autophagy and a selective form of autophagy on a larger scale. It selectively eliminates damaged, misfolded, and surplus mitochondria, particularly those that are cytotoxic, by using autophagic lysosomes. This process is crucial for maintaining a balance of both the quality and quantity of mitochondria, which is necessary for normal cell function and tissue development. However, in certain abnormal situations, such as nutritional deficiencies and hypoxia, the function of mitophagy becomes impaired. This leads to a failure to clear damaged mitochondria in a timely manner, resulting in the production of a large number of reactive oxygen species. These reactive oxygen species further contribute to an inflammatory response and the release of factors that induce apoptosis. Moreover, abnormal mitophagy can also cause mitochondrial dysfunction, disrupt metabolic reprogramming during stress responses, alter cell fate decisions and differentiation, and consequently impact the development and progression of diseases, including cancer. Therefore, mitophagy plays a crucial role in controlling the quality of cancer cells, making it imperative to study its function and impact. Numerous proteins and molecules are involved in the regulation of mitophagy, with Parkin and PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) serving as key mediators, and the hypoxia-related proteins hypoxia-inducible factor la (HIF1a) and FUN14 domain-containing 1 (FUNDC1) also playing a role. Additionally, proteins such as chromatin licensing and DNA replication factor 1 (CDT-1), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), caveolin 1 (Cav-1), and others contribute to the regulation of mitophagy in various ways. This article aims to explore the dual role of mitophagy in tumourigenesis by examining the factors and proteins associated with mitophagy and their regulatory effects. The objective of this review is to provide a new theoretical foundation and direction for cancer treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":93990,"journal":{"name":"Endokrynologia Polska","volume":"74 5","pages":"511-519"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71416338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stress hyperglycemia is associated with disease severity in COVID-19.","authors":"Yangyang Cheng, Ling Yue, Junxia Zhang, Guangda Xiang","doi":"10.5603/ep.93597","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5603/ep.93597","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic that has affected millions of people worldwide. In this paper, we analyse the relationship between stress hyperglycaemia and disease severity in patients with COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A total of 252 patients with COVID-19 were included in this study. The patients were divided into the following groups: COVID-19 with stress hyperglycaemia (SHG), COVID-19 with diabetes (DM), and COVID-19 with normal blood glucose (NG). The stress hyperglycaemia rate (SHR) was calculated using the fasting blood glucose (FBG)/glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) ratio. To further compare the disease characteristics of different SHRs, we divided the SHR into low SHR and high SHR according to the SHR median. Correlations between the severity of the disease and other factors were analysed after adjusting for sex and age. Multivariate analysis was performed using logistic regression to analyse the risk factors predicting the severity of COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with the NG group, the SHG group had higher disease severity (p < 0.001); the SHG group had higher HbA1c, FBG, SHR, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and neutrophil levels, while lymphocyte, CD3+ T cell, CD8+ T cell, CD4+ T cell, CD16+CD56 cell, and CD19+ cell counts were lower (p < 0.05). Compared with the NG group, the DM group had higher HbA1c, blood glucose, BUN, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), and neutrophils, while CD8+ T cell counts were lower (p < 0.05). Compared with the DM group, the SHG group had higher SHR and lower HbA1c, CD3+ T cell, CD4+ T cell, CD16+CD56 cell, and T cell ratio levels (p < 0.05). Compared to the low SHR group, the high SHR group had patients with more severe COVID-19 (p = 0.004). Also, the high SHR grouphad higher age, HbA1c, FBG, asparate aminotransferaze (AST), BUN, LDH, uric acid (UA), CRP, IL-6, and procalcitonin (PCT), while lymphocyte, CD3+ T cell, CD4+ T cell, CD8+ T cell, and CD19+ cell counts were lower (p < 0.05).Binary logistic regression analysis showed that SHR, gender, and lymphocyte count wererisk factorsfor the severity of COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Stress hyperglycaemia, as indicated by a higher SHR, is independently associated with the severity of COVID-19.</p>","PeriodicalId":93990,"journal":{"name":"Endokrynologia Polska","volume":"74 5","pages":"528-535"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71416341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Endokrynologia PolskaPub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2023-11-23DOI: 10.5603/ep.96255
Francesca Bambini, Elisa Gatta, Rossella D'Alessio, Francesco Dondi, Giusto Pignata, Ilenia Pirola, Francesco Bertagna, Carlo Cappelli
{"title":"Thyroid disease and autoimmunity in obese patients: a narrative review.","authors":"Francesca Bambini, Elisa Gatta, Rossella D'Alessio, Francesco Dondi, Giusto Pignata, Ilenia Pirola, Francesco Bertagna, Carlo Cappelli","doi":"10.5603/ep.96255","DOIUrl":"10.5603/ep.96255","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The high prevalence of obesity and thyroid diseases worldwide justifies di per se their simultaneous coexistence. In recent decades, there has been a parallel and significant rise in obesity and thyroid diseases in industrialised countries, although the underlying mechanisms are complex and not well known.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The authors accomplished a comprehensive literature search of original articles concerning obesity and thyroid status. Original papers exploring the association between these two morbidities in children and adults were included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 79 articles were included in the present analysis. A total of 12% of obese children (mean age 10.9 ± 1.4 years) showed a thyroid disease, and they were younger than healthy obese children (10.9 ± 1.2 vs. 11.0 ± 0.4 years, p < 0.001). Isolated hyperthyrotropinaemia was the most frequent finding in children (10.1%). Autoimmune thyroid disease was more frequent in puberal age. Thyroid antibodies and subclinical hypothyroidism were more frequent in obese that in non-obese patients (7% vs. 3%, p < 0.001; 10% vs. 6%, p < 0.001). Among obese adults, 62.2% displayed a thyroid disease; those affected were younger (35.3 ± 6.8 vs. 41.0 ± 1.9 years, p < 0.001), heavier [body mass index (BMI): 39.4 ± 6.3 vs. 36.1 ± 2.3 kg/m², p < 0.001], and more frequently female (13% vs. 8%, p < 0.001). The most frequent disease was overt hypothyroidism (29.9%). BMI appears to be correlated with TSH levels in obese adults. Overt hypothyroidism was significantly more frequent in obese patients (7% vs. 3%, p < 0.005), but no difference was found in thyroid antibodies (15% vs. 14%, p = 0.178).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>An undeniable relationship between obesity and thyroid impairments exists. Isolated hyperthyrotropinaemia is frequently seen in obese children, often followed by spontaneous resolution. Subclinical hypothyroidism should never be treated in children or adults with the aim of reducing body weight.</p>","PeriodicalId":93990,"journal":{"name":"Endokrynologia Polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138296825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}