Thyroid function derangement and childhood obesity an Italian experience 英文论文文献.docVIP

Grandone et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2010, 10:8 /1472-6823/10/8 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Thyroid function derangement and childhood Research article obesity: an Italian experience Anna Grandone*1, Nicola Santoro1, Filomena Coppola1, Paolo Calabrò2, Laura Perrone1 and Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice1 Abstract Background: In recent years, there has been an increasing attention to thyroid function in paediatric obese patients. In the present study we aimed 1) to determine the prevalence of abnormally elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in Italian obese children and ado