CATS II Long-term Anthropometric and Metabolic Effects of Maternal Sub-optimal Thyroid Function in Offspring and Mothers.

CONCLUSIONS: Levothyroxine supplementation of women with SGTF did not affect long-term offspring anthropometric, bone, and cardiometabolic measurements. However, absence of treatment was associated with sustained long-term increase in BMI and fat mass in women with SGTF.
PMID: 32396189 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism - May 14, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Muller I, Taylor PN, Daniel RM, Hales C, Scholz A, Candler T, Pettit RJ, Evans WD, Shillabeer D, Draman MS, Dayan CM, Tang HKC, Okosieme O, Gregory JW, Lazarus JH, Rees DA, Ludgate ME Tags: J Clin Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research