• Medicina · Nov 2022

    The Relationship between Obesity-Related Factors and Graves' Orbitopathy: A Pilot Study.

    • Ching Lu, Chao-Lun Lai, Chih-Man Yang, Karen Chia-Wen Liao, Chie-Shung Kao, Tien-Chu Chang, and Ming-Der Perng.
    • Institute of Molecular Medicine, National Tsing Hua University, Hsin-Chu 300044, Taiwan.
    • Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Nov 29; 58 (12).

    AbstractBackground and Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between obesity-related factors including body mass index (BMI), diabetes or prediabetes, hyperlipidemia, fasting plasma glucose, fasting plasma insulin, homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and Graves' orbitopathy (GO). Materials and Methods: Eighty-four patients with Graves' disease (GD) (42 without GO and 42 with GO) were enrolled in this cross-sectional cohort study. Gender, age, GD treatment history, height, body weight, waist circumference, smoking status, co-morbidities, levels of free thyroxin, thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) antibodies, fasting plasma glucose and insulin, and hs-CRP were recorded. The eye condition was evaluated using the consensus statement of the European Group of Graves' Orbitopathy (EUGOGO) and the NOSPECS classification. Results: In this study, multivariate regression analysis showed that BMI, fasting plasma insulin, and HOMA-IR were associated with the presence of GO after adjusting the age, gender, smoking, TSHR antibodies, and steroid usage (adjusted odd's ratio (aOR) 1.182, 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 1.003-1.393, p = 0.046; aOR 1.165, 95% CI, 1.001-1.355, p = 0.048; and aOR 1.985, 95% CI, 1.046-3.764, p = 0.036, respectively). In addition, BMI, fasting plasma glucose, fasting plasma insulin, HOMA-IR, and hs-CRP levels were positively correlated with the severity of GO. Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest that obesity-related factors, especially fasting plasma insulin and HOMA-IR, are related to GO. Our study highlighted the importance of obesity-related factors in GO. Obesity-related factors may cause the development of GO or occur simultaneously with GO.

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