Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0037ep1054 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2015

The association between sick euthyroid syndrome and hs-CRP in obese patients without comorbidities

Keskek Sakir Ozgur , Saler Tayyibe , Kirim Sinan , Kursun Ozlem , Ahbab Suleyman , Bankir Mehmet , Pamuk Omer Arif

Inflammation has been shown in obese patients in previous studies. Sick euthyroid syndrome is an expected condition in case of inflammatory diseases. In this study, we aimed to investigate the frequency of sick euthyroid syndrome in obese patients without comorbidities and evaluate the association between obesity and inflammation. A total of 390 subjects were enrolled in this case-control study. The study group consisted of 200 obese patients without comorbidities and the cont...