Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Thyroid function, insulin resistance, serum lipid, C-reactive protein (CRP) and homocysteine are associated with an increased cardiovascular risk in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT).Objective: To evaluate the interrelations between thyroid function, insulin resistance, serum lipid concentrations, CRP and homocysteine in patients with AIT and subclinical hypothyroidism.Subjects and methods: We recorded thyroid ...

Background: Autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease.Objective: To evaluate the interrelationships between insulin resistance (IR) and other cardiovascular risk factors, such as high sensitivity CRP (C reactive protein) and homocysteine in patients with AIT.Patients and methods: We analysed thyroid function, anti-thyroid antibodies, BMI, indices of IR, such as HOMA-IR, HISI (Hepatic I...

Background: Thyroid dysfunction and lipid profile are associated with cardiovascular disease in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT).Objective: To evaluate the association between thyroid function, lipid concentrations, C-reactive protein (CRP) and homocysteine in patients with AIT.Patients and methods: We assessed thyroid function tests, BMI, total cholesterol (TC), HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides (TG), apoli...

Aims: To examine whether treated autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) and Graves’ disease (GD) are associated with increased cardiovascular risk factors.Patients and methods: We analysed the levels of total cholesterol (TC), HDL, LDL, triglycerides (TG), ApoB, ApoA1, Lp[a], homocysteine, CRP, folic acid and vitamin B12 in 50 patients with GD and in 130 patients with AIT, after normalization of thyroid function. Patients with GD were treated with propylthiou...

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the hypothesis that thyroid function, in euthyroid subjects with autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT), is associated with insulin resistance, serum lipid concentrations, and other cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. Subjects and Methods: We recorded thyroid function tests, BMI, insulin resistance markers comprising the Homeostasis Model Assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), the Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (QUICKI), ...