Association between different metabolic phenotypes of obesity and thyroid disorders among Chinese adults: a nationwide cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increased body mass index (BMI) and metabolic abnormalities both have potential associations with thyroid disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between different metabolic phenotypes of obesity and thyroid disorders using nationwide data from China.

Methods

Data were collected from a cross-sectional survey called the Thyroid Disorders, Iodine Status, and Diabetes Epidemiological Survey conducted between 2015 and 2017 in China. A total of 69007 subjects aged 18 years or older were defined and divided into six groups on the basis of BMI and metabolic health status: metabolically healthy normal weight (MHNW), metabolically unhealthy normal weight (MUNW), metabolically healthy overweight (MHOW), metabolically unhealthy overweight (MUOW), me

SUBMITTER: Song B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10162017 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature