Association between Thyroid Cancer and Weight Change: A Longitudinal Follow-Up Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study was to evaluate body mass index (BMI) and systolic blood pressure (SBP)/diastolic blood pressure (DBP) between Korean adults who underwent thyroidectomy and comparison groups.

Methods

Data were included from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening Cohort (2002-2015). BMI and SBP/DBP were measured before thyroidectomy, 1 and 2 years after thyroidectomy (n = 1995 in study I, n = 2162 in study II), comparing 1:4 matched participants (n = 7980 in study I, n = 8648 in study II). The paired t-test and linear mixed model were used to identify the differences between groups.

Results

DBP in both thyroid cancer II and comparison II group were significantly lower after thyroidectomy than befor

SUBMITTER: Jin YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9180614 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature