Sentence examples for indicators of thyroid from inspiring English sources

Most thyroid nodules are benign, 1 but 5 6.5% are malignant (carcinomas, cancer (CA)). 2 Because thyroid function is linked to development and growth, height and weight are seen as possible indicators of thyroid nodule risk.

Since Mexican Americans are at an increased risk of MS, here we investigated the associations of MS-related traits with indicators of thyroid dysfunction in Mexican Americans from two large studies – San Antonio Family Heart Study (SAFHS) [ 15, 16] and NHANES 2007 10.

Skin problems can be an indicator of thyroid issues, GI problems, or a diet too high in sugar and preservatives.

We focused our analysis on PCH as a significant disease and on TSH as a sensitive indicator of thyroid function.

The result of the reduced thyroid hormone production is a compensatory increase in thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), a sensitive indicator of thyroid function.

Many studies have suggested high BMI as an indicator of thyroid dysfunction among nonpregnant populations, and people with high BMI are more likely to have thyroid dysfunctions [ 16– 16].

Our results demonstrate that WC, as a measure of central obesity, is a significant and independent indicator of thyroid dysfunction in Mexican Americans.

It has repeatedly been shown that GLUT1 is overexpressed in thyroid cancer cells compared to normal thyroid tissue [ 25, 26] and that this may be an indicator of thyroid cancer progression and aggressiveness [ 24, 26].

After eliminating women with a history of hyperplastic thyroid disease from the analysis we found a strong association with miscarriage as the outcome of the first pregnancy (RR = 11.5; P less than 0.01), and we suspect that this factor may be another indicator of thyroid abnormality.

Also in adults, T4 is readily detected in urine and is higher in patients with hyperthyroidism; the authors of the paper stated that they thought that 24-hr excretion of T4 was a good indicator of thyroid function (Orden et al. 1987).

Autoantibodies against thyroid peroxidase (TPOAbs) are both diagnostic hallmarks and early indicators of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), playing an important predictive role in healthy subjects, in pregnant women and in high-risk patients [1, 2, 3].