Obesity and Thyroid Functions

Alkac C., Akbas F., Alkac B., Atmaca H. U.

JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN MEDICINE-JAREM, cilt.4, sa.2, ss.74-76, 2014 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/jarem.2014.466
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN MEDICINE-JAREM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.74-76
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Obesity, thyroid functions, body mass index
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: Obesity rates are increasing globally and it is becoming an epidemic. Considering the complications and diseases related to obesity, it is a cause of significant morbidity and mortality. Thyroid pathologies is a growing endocrine problem, too and especially in young women in our society its growing incidence is remarkable and it is usually accompanied by obesity and other endocrine problems. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the parameters of thyroid function in obese patients and establish the relationship.