Sex-Dependent Association between Weight Change and Thyroid Dysfunction: Population-Level Analysis Using the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although body weight change (BWC) is a common manifestation of thyroid dysfunction, solid evidence for whether to perform or on whom to perform thyroid function test in subjects complaining of BWC is lacking.

Objective

To evaluate the association between thyroid dysfunction and BWC using a nationwide survey.

Method

Data was obtained from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey VI 2013-2015 and 5,456 subjects without previous thyroid disease were included. Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free T4, and self-reported BWC during the previous year were used for the evaluation. Weight loss or gain was defined as weight change of at least 3 kg.

Results

In total, 1,017 men (37.3%) and 1,175 women (43.0%) reported BWCs during the pr

SUBMITTER: Song E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738229 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature