Correlations between Anthropometric Parameters and Thyroid
Abstract:
Ultrasound measurements of thyroid volume is well established as a reference method for thyroid size determination. Reference data on thyroid volume, matched for age, gender and some anthropometric variables (mainly in children), are developed. It is the purpose of this study to assay the relationship between some anthropometric variables and thyroid volumes in adult women. A total of 265 women aged 15-74 у with normal thyroid volumes are covered by the study. Thyroid volume mesurements are done with a Fukuda-Denshi 5500 F device according to the rotational ellipsoid formula. There is no significant correlation between thyroid volume and height, while the correlation between thyroid volume and age is rather weakly expressed. Correlations with the other variables – body weight, body mass index (BMI) and body surface area (BSA) – are moderate at r = 0,2 to 0,3. The strongest correlation documented is with BMI, and the weakest – with BSA. The impact of anthropometric variables on thyroid volume variability is insignificant. Presumably, it proves unnecessary to consider body size upon working out reference database for thyroid volume in adults.
Keywords: thyroid gland, ultrasound volumetry, anthropometric variables.
