Archives of the Balkan Medical Union (Mar 2018)
Chronic autoimmune thyroiditis and obesity
Abstract
Chronic autoimmune thyroiditis (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis) is the most common cause of hypothyroidism which may associate weight increase and changes in serum lipid levels. There is still controversy over the link between obesity and autoimmune hypothyroidism. The paper aims to assess obesity and lipid metabolism in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and to establish a correlation between TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone), FT4 (free thyroxine) levels, and the titer of antithyroid antibodies.