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Research Paper | Physiology Science | India | Volume 4 Issue 6, June 2015
Relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI), Body Fat Percent and Serum TSH Level in Eu-Thyroid Female Subjects
Dr. Sanhita Mukherjee | Dr. Diptakanti Mukhopadhyay | Dr. Phalguni Chakraborty
Abstract: Objective To investigate whether there is an association between Body Mass Index (BMI), Body fat percent and serum Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in eu-thyroid female subjects. Methods 103 randomly selected eu-thyroid female subjects were included in this study. Their BMI was estimated by Metric method, Body fat percent was measured by Harpenden skin fold caliper. Serum TSH was measured from fasting serum sample by Enzyme-linked-immuno-sorbant (ELISA) Assay. Results A positive linear association was found between BMI and serum TSH level (r=0.342, p
Keywords: BMI, Body fat percent, Serum TSH, Eu-thyroid female
Edition: Volume 4 Issue 6, June 2015,
Pages: 1697 - 1700
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