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Subclinical Hypothyroidism In Obese Turkish Adolescents: The Relationship With Anthropometry And Fatty Liver, Şami̇l Hizli, Nur Arslan, Ayhan Abaci, Benal Büyükgebi̇z
Subclinical Hypothyroidism In Obese Turkish Adolescents: The Relationship With Anthropometry And Fatty Liver, Şami̇l Hizli, Nur Arslan, Ayhan Abaci, Benal Büyükgebi̇z
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
To evaluate whether subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) is associated with anthropometry and fatty infiltration of liver in obese adolescents. Materials and methods: The adolescents attended with the complaint of obesity aged 11 to 15 years included in the study. Patients were diagnosed as obese adolescents with fatty liver. Age-, gender-, and body weight-matched obese adolescents without fatty liver seen during the same period served as controls. Clinical characteristics, laboratory parameters, and frequency of subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) of both groups were compared. Results: The study population included 218 adolescents with obesity. Of 218, 30 (13.7%) had fatty liver at ultrasonography (group 1) …
A Novel Cut-Off For Abdominal Obesity Derived From Various Anthropometric Indices To Predict Body Composition: Arm Fat Area, Betül Çi̇çek, Ahmet Öztürk, Mümtaz M. Mazicioğlu, Neri̇man İnanç, Seli̇m Kurtoğlu
A Novel Cut-Off For Abdominal Obesity Derived From Various Anthropometric Indices To Predict Body Composition: Arm Fat Area, Betül Çi̇çek, Ahmet Öztürk, Mümtaz M. Mazicioğlu, Neri̇man İnanç, Seli̇m Kurtoğlu
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Determination of fat and fat-free mass is of considerable interest in evaluation of nutritional status. The aim of the present study was to determine whether using arm fat area (AFA) is helpful in identifying abdominal obesity (waist circumference > 90^{th} percentile) in Turkish children and adolescents with high risk. According to AFA ≥ 85^{th} percentile indicating overweight, we determined age- and gender-specific cut-offs from anthropometric indices. Materials and methods: This study was conducted with 5358 (2621 boys, 2737 girls) children and adolescents aged 6-17 years. Height, weight, arm span, waist circumference (WC), mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), and triceps skinfold thickness (TSF) …