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Objective: Subclinical and cli nical hypothyroidism are relatively common endocrine disorders in the general population. Subclinical hypothyroidism is defined as an elevated serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level associated with normal total or free T4 (fT4) and T3...
Objectives: Despite various studies on the effect of thyroid status on insulin sensitivity in recent years, there are conflicting data. Thyroid dysfunction leads to changes in glucose and lipid metabolism, which is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. For this...
Background: NAMPT/visfatin increases inflammation and its serum levels are affected in chronic lowgrade inflammation such as autoimmune disorders, and thyroid cancers.
Aim: We aimed showing how NAMPT/visfatin levels are affected in Hashimotos...
Objective: Thyroid function, influenced by age and sex, provides important epidemiological information when evaluated at the population level. This study aimed to investigate age- and sex-related differences in thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free triiodothyronine (fT3),...
Aim: Thyroid hormone tests show circadian rhythm. In this study we investigated the changes of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) and free Thyroxine (fT4) test results in apparently healthy individuals and thyroid hormone replacement patients at different times of the...
Objective: It is reported that the first tests to evaluate thyroid functions in the guidelines of American Thyroid Association (ATA), American Association of Clinic Endocrinologs (AACE) and Turkey Endocrinology and Metabolism Association are thyroid stimulated hormone (TSH)...
Objective: The relationship between thyroid dysfunction and depression remains controversial. Aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of the routinely requested thyroid function tests for the psychiatric out patients admitted with the diagnosis of...
Objective: To determine the reference intervals of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free T4 (fT4) and free T3 (fT3) tests from the data of our laboratory by indirect method and to compare them with the manufacturers reference intervals.
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