[Relationship of the size of the thyroid gland and anthropometric parameters of physical development]

The size of the thyroid was determined in 10,839 individuals (5074 males and 5765 females) aged 3-25 years from life-time echography. The correlation analysis was used to examine the relationship between the size of the thyroid and the anthropometric values of their physical development (body weight, length, and surface area). The relationship was found for males and females by using the regression analysis.