Abstract:Background: Thyroid hormone inuences glucose homeostasis by modications of the circulating insulin levels and peripheral tissues uptake of
glucose. Thyroid function has been associated with insulin resistance. There is infrequent information about thyroid function in relation with
glucose homeostasis in young adults.
Objective: To evaluate the thyroid prole, fasting serum insulin, HOMA-IR, Fasting blood sugar among newly detected hypothyroid adults
(cases) in comparison with normal healthy adults (controls)… Show more
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