Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: The hormonal thyroid changes related to obesity, even when in the euthyroid state, may contribute to the unfavorable cardio-metabolic profile of obese patients. In this retrospective study we aim to investigate the biochemical thyroid changes and the association between serum TSH, FT4, FT3 and cardio-metabolic risk factors in euthyroid obese youths.Methods: Four hundred ninety-one Caucasian euthyroid obese children and adolescents aged 9.93±2...