Subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with higher carotid intima-media thickness in cross-sectional analysis of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

Although subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is associated with cardiovascular risk, there is scarce data about subclinical atherosclerosis in subjects with SCH. We aimed to analyze the association between SCH and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) using baseline data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil).

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - June 20, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: É.J.F. Peixoto de Miranda, M.S. Bittencourt, A.C. Pereira, A.C. Goulart, I.S. Santos, P.A. Lotufo, I.M. Bensenor Source Type: research