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ea0032p1020 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2013

Insulin resistance in patients with hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism without hepatosteatosis

Keskek Sakir Ozgur , Kirim Sinan , Tasdemir Mehmet , Tuzun Dilek , Ortoglu Gulay , Saler Tayyibe

Introduction: Insulin resistance, refers to decreased response of tissues to insulin, primarily associated with type 2 diabetes and glucose intolerance. Several results were obtained in previous studies about the relation between insulin resistance and thyroid dysfunction. In these studies hepatosteatosis was not an exclusion criteria despite insulin resistance has a key role in the development of it. In this study we aimed to investigate insulin resistance in patients with hy...