ESPE Abstracts

Background: Obesity in childhood and adolescence represents a major public health problem of our century and the leading cause of premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). A moderate elevation of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentrations is frequently observed in obese children.Aim: The aim of our study was to evaluate the association of TSH and free thyroxine (FT4) concentrations with the clustering of cardiometabo...