ea0026p417 | Thyroid (non cancer) | ECE2011
Roef G
, Guillemaere S
, Vandewalle S
, De Naeyer H
, Taes Y
, Kaufman J-M
Introduction: Thyroid disorders affect body composition; however, few studies have addressed the effect of variation of thyroid hormone status within the euthyroid range on body composition. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between indices of thyroid status and body composition in a population of euthyroid men.Methods: Healthy male siblings (n=677, 2545 years, mean BMI 25.2) were recruited in a cross-sectional, population-based st...