Abdominal Obesity Is Characterized by Higher Pulse Pressure: Possible Role of Free Triiodothyronine

• Autores principales: Giovanni De Pergola (Autor), Adele Nardecchia (Autor), Alida Ammirati (Autor), Domenico Caccavo (Autor), Serena Bavaro (Autor), Franco Silvestris (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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Objective. This study examined whether obesity is characterized by higher 24 h mean pulse pressure (24 h mean SBP-24 h mean DBP) and whether free thyroid hormones (FT3 and FT4) have a relationship with 24 h mean pulse pressure. Methods. A total of 231 euthyroid overweight and obese patients, 103 wom...