Increased waist circumference is independently associated with hypothyroidism in Mexican Americans: replicative evidence from two large, population-based studies

Background Mexican Americans are at an increased risk of both thyroid dysfunction and metabolic syndrome (MS). Thus it is conceivable that some components of the MS may be associated with the risk of thyroid dysfunction in these individuals. Our objective was to investigate and replicate the potenti...
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Mamtani, Manju [verfasserIn]

Kulkarni, Hemant

Dyer, Thomas D

Almasy, Laura

Mahaney, Michael C

Duggirala, Ravindranath

Comuzzie, Anthony G

Samollow, Paul B

Blangero, John

Curran, Joanne E

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E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2014

Schlagwörter:

Waist circumference

Central obesity

Thyroid dysfunction

Mexican Americans

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© Mamtani et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2014

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Enthalten in: BMC endocrine disorders - [S.l.] : BioMed Central, 2001, 14(2014), 1 vom: 10. Juni

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volume:14 ; year:2014 ; number:1 ; day:10 ; month:06

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DOI / URN:

10.1186/1472-6823-14-46

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SPR028691067

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