Associations between thyroid-stimulating hormone and hypertension according to thyroid cyst status in the general population: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Yuji Shimizu (Author), Yuko Nabeshima-Kimura (Author), Shin-Ya Kawashiri (Author), Yuko Noguchi (Author), Yasuhiro Nagata (Author), Takahiro Maeda (Author), Naomi Hayashida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background The absence of thyroid cysts may indicate latent thyroid damage, as demonstrated in our previous study. However, the association between the absence of thyroid cysts and latent functional damage of the thyroid is unknown. At low thyroid hormone productivity, which may be associat...