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ea0029p1724 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ICEECE2012

Prevalence of goiter and thyroid nodular disease in patients with class III obesity

Sousa P. , Guimaraes L. , Freitas H. , Carneiro J. , Mayan C. , Pinheiro M. , Liechocki S. , Vaisman M. , Teixeira P.

Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of goiter and nodular disease in patients with class III obesity, and also correlate the findings with serum insulin, leptin and HOMA-IR.Methods: A cross-sectional study with thyroid ultrasound and serum glucose, insulin, leptin and TSH was performed with obese patients and a control group without known thyroid diseases, matched for age and sex, but with BMI of <25 kg/m2.Results: Twent...