Impaired Sensitivity to Thyroid Hormones is Associated with High Insulin Resistance Levels in the Euthyroid Chinese Population
Ruixiang Cui,
Ying Wei,
Jia Liu
et al.
Abstract:Background: The association between thyroid hormones sensitivity and insulin resistance (IR) remains unknown. This study was designed to analyze the relationship between sensitivity to thyroid hormones and IR stratified by different levels of obesity.
Methods: 32478 euthyroid participants were included and they were divided into three groups according to the body mass index (BMI): normal weight (n=20200), overweight (n=10178) and obesity (n=2100). We used The Thyroid Feedback Quantile-based Index (TFQI), The T… Show more
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