Gender-Specific Associations Between Metabolic Disorders and Thyroid Nodules: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study from China

• Published in: Thyroid (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 32; no. 5; p. 571
• Main Authors: Zhang, Fan, Teng, Di, Tong, Nanwei, Wang, Guixia, Li, Yongze, Yu, Xiaohui, Shan, Zhongyan, Teng, Weiping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2022
• Subjects: China - epidemiology; Cholesterol, LDL; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia - epidemiology; Male; Metabolic Diseases - complications; Metabolic Syndrome - complications; Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology; Prevalence; Thyroid Nodule - complications; Thyroid Nodule - diagnostic imaging; Thyroid Nodule - epidemiology; China; TIDE; epidemiology; metabolic disorders; gender; thyroid nodules

Metabolic disorders (MDs) and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) may be associated with thyroid diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between MDs and various types of thyroid nodules (TNs), according to gender. We analyzed cross-sectional data from the Thyroid Disorders, Iod...