Higher Muscle Mass Implies Increased Free-Thyroxine to Free-Triiodothyronine Ratio in Subjects With Overweight and Obesity

Higher Muscle Mass Implies Increased Free-Thyroxine to Free-Triiodothyronine Ratio in Subjects With Overweight and Obesity

Thyroid hormones control both metabolic pathways and body composition, whereas little knowledge is available about the possible influence of skeletal muscle mass (MM) on thyroid hormone metabolism and circulating levels. This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the Population Health Unit of the...

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Main Authors: Roberta Zupo, Fabio Castellana, Rodolfo Sardone, Luisa Lampignano, Silvia Paradiso, Vito Angelo Giagulli, Vincenzo Triggiani, Luigi Di Lorenzo, Gianluigi Giannelli, Giovanni De Pergola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
obesity
body composition
skeletal muscle mass
thyroid hormone
Italy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2020.565065/full

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