1984
DOI: 10.1210/jcem-58-4-615
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Influence of Cigarette Smoking on Goiter Formation,Thyroglobulin, and Thyroid Hormone Levels in Women*

Abstract: The possible influence of cigarette smoking on goiter formation, thyroglobulin (Tg) secretion, and thyroid hormone production was assessed by estimations of the presence of palpable goiter and by RIAs of Tg, T3, rT3, T4, and TSH in sera from 441 women (48-53 yr old), representing a normal population included in a study on the prevalence of thyroid disease. Smoking habits were evaluated by a questionnaire, and the women were then classified as never smokers (n = 192), smokers (n = 169), and exsmokers (n = 80). … Show more

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“…Smoking may reduce thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels, which can promote thyroid hyperplasia leading to thyroid cancer. 35,36 Lower TSH levels in smokers than in former and never-smokers have been reported by some, [37][38][39][40] but not all studies. 41 Another proposed biological pathway is the anti-estrogenic effect of smoking.…”
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confidence: 92%
“…Smoking may reduce thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels, which can promote thyroid hyperplasia leading to thyroid cancer. 35,36 Lower TSH levels in smokers than in former and never-smokers have been reported by some, [37][38][39][40] but not all studies. 41 Another proposed biological pathway is the anti-estrogenic effect of smoking.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…Smoking affects the thyroid gland (Christensen et al 1984, Fisher et al 1997, Utiger 1998, and thiocyanate is associated with hypothyroidism (Fukayama et al 1992, Muller et al 1995. During lactation, smoking mothers transfer less iodine through milk (Lauberg et al 2004).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…This can partly be explained by the lower number of smokers than nonsmokers in the study, which gave the study less statistical power in that group. Furthermore, it is well known that smoking affects thyroid function, 28 which was exemplified in subjects who started/quitted smoking during the 7 years between the two Tromsø studies. Thus, those who started smoking had an increase in delta TSH of only 0.0770.8 versus 0.3270.9 mIU/l in those who stopped smoking (Po0.05, Student's t-test).…”
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