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The relationship between obesity and thyroid nodule in healthy Korean adults

Endocrinology
Author
JH Yoon et al.
Used Parameters : BFM, PBF

Publication Year : 2017

Country : Korea

Journal : Journal of Society for development in new net environment in B&H

Background: Thyroid nodules are common disease in Korean population and their presentations are important in the public health aspects. Previous studies have provided an evidence for the association between thyroid cancer and obesity, but little is known about the relationship between thyroid nodules and obesity. We investigated the relation of thyroid nodules and obesity in healthy Korean adults. Methods: We obtained data from 2922 subjects (Male: 1883, Female: 1039) who underwent a routine health checkup at the health …
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