Association of high-normal thyroid-stimulating hormone levels with metabolic syndrome and abdominal obesity in euthyroid adolescents: insights from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
In euthyroid adolescents, a significant trend was observed between TSH quartile and MetS. Specifically, high-normal TSH levels showed a significant association with abdominal obesity, a key component of MetS.
Authors
- Hyunjyung Oh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9309-7467)
- Jung Heo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4034-8429)
- Min-Kyung Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6511-9833)
- Kyungdo Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9622-0643)
Institutions
- Soongsil University (KR)
- Myongji Hospital (KR)
- Hanyang University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.6065/apem.2448324.162
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00