Exploring the association between muscle mass and thyroid function in Chinese community subjects over 45 years old with normal thyroid function: a cross-sectional analysis

• Published in: Frontiers in endocrinology (Lausanne) Vol. 15; p. 1411805
• Main Authors: Zhu, Zaisheng, Qian, Yidan, Ding, Pan, Jin, Kejia, Chen, Junpeng, Fu, Jiayue, Zhao, Hongjun, Chen, Chengshui, Chen, Junjie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 2024
• Subjects: Aged; Body Composition - physiology; China; China - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; East Asian People; Female; free T3/free T4; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; middle-aged and elderly people; muscle mass; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Retrospective Studies; Sarcopenia - epidemiology; thyroid function; Thyroid Function Tests; Thyroid Gland - physiology; Thyroid Hormones - blood; Thyroxine - blood; China; muscle mass; thyroid function; free T3/free T4; China; middle-aged and elderly people

Currently, nothing is known about the connection between muscle mass and thyroid hormone levels in middle-aged and elderly Chinese with normal thyroid function. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential association between muscle mass and thyroid function status in middle-aged and eld...