Thyroid Hormones, Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components

Title:Thyroid Hormones, Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components

Volume: 17 Issue: 1

Author(s): Alessandro P. Delitala*, Giuseppe Fanciulli, Giovanni M. Pes, Margherita Maioli and Giuseppe Delitala

Affiliation:

• Azienda Ospedaliero- Universitaria (AOU) di Sassari, Clinica Medica, Viale San Pietro 8 Sassari 07100,Italy

Keywords: Metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular risk, obesity, thyroid hormone, subclinical hypothyroidism, obesity.

Abstract: Metabolic syndrome is a clustering of various metabolic parameters, which include diabetes, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, elevated triglycerides, abdominal obesity, and hypertension. It has merged as a worldwide epidemic and a major public health care concern. However, due to the different criteria used for the assessment, the frequency of metabolic syndrome in the general population is variable but it is more common in the older people. Metabolic syndrome is closely linked to cardiovascular risk and increases cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality.

Cite this article as:

Delitala P. Alessandro*, Fanciulli Giuseppe, Pes M. Giovanni , Maioli Margherita and Delitala Giuseppe, Thyroid Hormones, Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components, Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets 2017; 17 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871530317666170320105221