Thyroid function and metabolic syndrome: a two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.

Nikolina Pleić Ivana Gunjača Mirjana Babić Leko Tatijana Zemunik

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2023)

Our study suggests that variations in normal-range thyroid function are causally associated with the diagnosis of MetS and with lipid profile, while in the reverse direction, HDL-C has a plausible causal effect on reference-range TSH levels.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
adipose tissue