Table 3

Degree of overweight, thyroid hormones and lipids concentrations in obese children with hyperthyrotropinemia before and after weight loss program.

Decrease in BMI-SDS >0.5

Decrease in BMI-SDS 0.2-0.5

No weight loss

N

23

21

20

Gender

61% girls

52% girls

45% girls

Baseline

Six months later

p

Baseline

Six months later

p

Baseline

Six months later

p

BMI z-score

2.9 ± 1.3

2.0 ± 1

0.007

2.8 ± 0.5

2.5 ± 0.6

0.3

2.7 ± 0.5

2.7 ± 0.6

0.4

TSH (μUI/ml)

5.1 ± 1

3.6 ± 1.1

0.0001

5.2 ± 0.9

4.6 ± 2.6

0.3

5.27 ± 1.3

4.6 ± 2.6

0,4

fT3 (pg/ml)

3.9 ± 1

3.4 ± 0.5

0.03

3.7 ± 0.7

4 ± 0.2

0.1

3.8 ± 0.7

4.4 ± 0.2

0.09

fT4 (pg/ml)

9.8 ± 2.5

8.8 ± 2.9

0.1

9.8 ± 2.5

10.2 ± 1.8

0.1

10 ± 2

10.3 ± 1.6

0.8

HDL (mg/dl)

40 ± 23

45 ± 14

0.6

37 ± 21

39 ± 14

0.8

37 ± 15

38 ± 13

0.9

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

101 ± 39

90 ± 40

0.6

103 ± 85

98 ± 34

0.9

108 ± 61

98 ± 65

0.8

Grandone et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2010 10:8   doi:10.1186/1472-6823-10-8