Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is the most common autoimmune disease worldwide. Prevalence of celiac disease (CD) is higher in HT patients and HT is the most prevalent coexisting disease in CD patients. In the last years, interest about gluten free diet (GFD) has increased for its supposed extraintestinal anti-inflammatory effect, so many patients with HT initiate GFD on their own.Objectives: Aim of this meta-analysis is to examine all qua...

Increased serum TSH has been reported in obese children and adolescents and is considered an adaptive mechanism secondary to obesity. This study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that this adaptation is not associated with obesity per se but with its related metabolic alterations. Using a cross-sectional approach, we collected retrospectively fasting serum TSH concentration (if within the normal range), anthropometric parameters and criteria for the diagnosis of t...