International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
L. Samananda
Department of Physiology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, IndiaPublications
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Research
Correlations of Thyroid Hormones and Lipid Profile in Relation to Body Mass Index
Author(s): L. Samananda*, Y. Govindaraj, Ksh. Gomti Devi and W. Kanan
Background: Thyroid hormones and lipid profile are among the major determinants of greater body weight and these abnormalities are being influenced in higher Body Mass Index (BMI). The studies concerning the impact of overweight/obesity in the levels of thyroid hormones and lipid profile are not conclusive. Objectives: The study is to examine the correlations of thyroid hormone and lipid profile in different grades of BMI. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Physiology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, and enrolled 600 subjects (either sex) aged 20-65 years. After getting consent from the subjects without a known history of chronic metabolic disorders and women not under the lactation period, blood samples were collected for the estimation of serum le.. Read More»
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