Nino Lomtadze, Elene Giorgadze, Shota Janjgava, Tinatin Kacharava, Iamze Taboridze
Patients with insulin resistance (IR) have a higher thyroid volume therefore the aim of our study is to examine the correlation between IR and thyroid volume in the residents of Georgia. Methods: 413 patients with a mean age of 37.3and 11.4 years were included in this study. Out of those, 120 were males, and 293 were females who were studied retrospectively. They had hyperinsulinemia and were referred to the clinic from 2017 to 2019. The factors studied were age, sex, body mass index (BMI), clinical signs, thyroid ultrasound, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), lipids, fasting insulin, fasting glucose, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), Free thyroxine (FT4), and Zinc (Zn)...
February 20, 2023: Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders Drug Targets