hrp0089p2-p412 | Thyroid P2 | ESPE2018

Thyroid Function in the Korean Obese Children and Adolescents: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013 to 2015

An Youngmin , Eun Lee Ji , Ju Suh Young

Purpose: In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on thyroid function in pediatric obese patients, but no nationwide study evaluating the relationship between thyroid function and obesity has yet been conducted in Korea. We aimed to evaluate thyroid dysfunction in obese Korean children.Methods: We analyzed the association between obesity and thyroid hormone levels among 975 Korean boys and girls aged 10–18 years, who participated in the K...