OBJECTIVE: The standard treatment for @entity1375 is replacement with @entity1955 to achieve a @entity9808 ( @entity9808 ) level within the normal range, (0.45-4.5 mIU/L), which is known to prevent complications including @entity1017 . While the normal @entity9808 range includes the 95% confidence intervals, it is not known if there is an association between weight and @entity9808 within this interval in treated @entity1375 @entity1 . METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of @entity1 treated within the Cooper Health System from January 1 to August 31, 2014. A sample of 245 treated @entity1375 @entity1 and 162 euthyroid controls were studied. Data collected included age, sex, race/ethnicity, height, weight, @entity1955 dose, and @entity6 and smoking history. RESULTS: @entity1375 and control groups were similar in height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and the number of @entity1 with @entity6 . There were more females, Caucasians, and nonsmokers in the @entity1375 group. The average @entity9808 was slightly higher in the treated @entity1375 @entity1 versus nonhypothyroid controls (median 1.87 vs. 1.55, P<.01). There was no significant relationship between @entity9808 and BMI in the treated @entity1375 @entity1 or the euthyroid controls. CONCLUSION: Since no significant relationship was found between BMI and @entity9808 in @entity1375 , there may be no weight reduction benefit gained by adjusting @entity9808 to the lower end of normal range. @entity1 should be counseled that properly @entity1375 is unlikely to contribute to @entity1017 . Other treatments such as nutrition and exercise counseling should be offered instead. ABBREVIATIONS: BMI = body mass index @entity9808 = thyroid stimulating hormone.

LACK OF AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BMI AND XXXX IN TREATED HYPOTHYROID @entity1 AND EUTHYROID CONTROLS.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity1375 :: ('MESH:D007037', 'Disease') :: ['Hypothyroid', 'treated hypothyroidism', 'primary hypothyroidism', 'hypothyroid'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['diabetes'] @entity9808 :: ('MESH:C536917', 'Disease') :: ['TSH', 'thyroid-stimulating hormone'] @entity1955 :: ('MESH:D013974', 'Chemical') :: ['levothyroxine'] @entity1017 :: ('MESH:D015430', 'Disease') :: ['weight gain']
@entity9808 :: (MESH:C536917,Disease) :: ['TSH']
