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Introduction Routine TSH blood level screening test for thyroid function in hospitalized patients with other acute disease is not recommended by the leading associations of thyroid medicine ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ). Thyroid dysfunction during
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population ( 6 ). Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH), which is characterized by elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), has attracted increasing attention, as it interacts with many metabolic diseases ( 7 , 8 ). Thyroid hormones, including TSH, have been
Department of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Endocrinology, Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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Department of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Endocrinology, Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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Department of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Endocrinology, Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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Department of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Endocrinology, Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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yielded conflicting results regarding the association between circulating bile acids and thyroid function parameters. Patti et al . (5) have found that bile acids in serum correlated inversely with thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in non
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of treatment is to replace thyroid function but, in the latter condition, an additional aim is to keep the serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) at the lower limit of the normal range and possibly below (TSH suppressive therapy) to improve the
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needs. Dose adequacy is mainly defined by reference to suitable biochemical standards, particularly thyrotropin (TSH) (8) . This parameter has evolved into the main treatment target to be monitored and kept within an assumed euthyroid range (9) . A
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thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels with NAFLD was also reported ( 4 ). Conversely, a case–control study, matching individuals with subclinical hypothyroidism to euthyroid controls, showed a positive association between serum TSH levels and NAFLD but
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defined as manifesting a thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration exceeding the trimester-specific reference value, with a normal free thyroxine (FT 4 ) concentration. However, because of the lack of specific clinical symptoms, SCH is often ignored
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−80°C thereafter. Cortisol, prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free tetraiodothyronine (fT4), free triiodothyronine (fT3), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH) and total testosterone (testosterone) were analysed
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bone fractures ( 6 ). Even psychological symptoms such as depression ( 7 ) or reduced quality of life ( 8 ) are associated with subclinical thyroid dysfunction. Because thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) reacts strong to minor changes in thyroid hormone
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has been observed in obese individuals, such as elevated serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level and high transformation of thyroxine (T4) to triiodothyronine (T3) ( 8 , 9 , 10 ). Serum TSH and free triiodothyronine (FT3) levels decreased in