Effects of altitude on thyroid disorders according to Chinese three-rung, ladder-like topography: national cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Boshen Gong (Author), Youmin Wang (Author), Jin-an Zhang (Author), Qiao Zhang (Author), Jiajun Zhao (Author), Jiashu Li (Author), Xichang Wang (Author), Yutong Han (Author), Ziwei Yu (Author), Chenyu Zhang (Author), Bingcong Peng (Author), Yumin Xing (Author), Qiuxian Li (Author), Ping Wang (Author), Yongze Li (Author), Weiping Teng (Author), Zhongyan Shan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Chinese topography appears a three-rung ladder-like distribution of decreasing elevation from northwest to southeast, which is divided by two sloping edges. Previous studies have reported that prevalence of thyroid diseases differed by altitude, and geographical factors were asso...