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Changes in thyroid hormones predict weight regain in patients with obesity who undergo metabolic surgery
Yi Tang1, Wei Liu1, Wuhao Wang1
1Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University of PLA, Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Chongqing, China.
Aim:
To investigate the relationship between thyroid function and weight regain in patients with obesity after metabolic surgery.
Methods:
This retrospective study enrolled 162 patients who underwent metabolic surgery. Correlations between decreases in thyroid hormone levels and changes in weight, waist circumference (WC) and the Chinese visceral adiposity index (CVAI) were assessed. Binary logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to identify predictors and clinically useful cut-off values, respectively.
Results:
The levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free triiodothyronine (FT3) decreased markedly at 1 year after surgery, as did weight, body mass index (BMI), triglycerides, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, WC and CVAI. Decreases in TSH and FT3 after metabolic surgery were associated with changes in weight, BMI and CVAI. Binary logistic regression and ROC curve analyses confirmed that decreases in TSH can predict good weight loss after metabolic surgery to some extent. Finally, binary logistic regression and ROC curve analyses confirmed that changes in TSH can predict weight regain after metabolic surgery.
Conclusions:
Changes in TSH and FT3 after metabolic surgery were correlated with changes in weight and CVAI. Changes in thyroid hormones can predict weight regain in patients with obesity who underwent metabolic surgery.
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