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Objective:To explore associations of subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) with endocrine metabolic characteristics in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Methods:A total of 321 women who were newly diagnosed as PCOS were recruited from two endocrine outpatient clinics.The diagnosis of PCOS was established according to the 2003 Rotterdam consensus criteria.Thyroid function was examined by chemiluminescent immunoassay.Patients who had normal free thyroxine (FT4) were divided into different SCH subgroups according to two thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) cutoffpoints (4.2 and 2.5 mU/L).Endocrine metabolic characteristics in different subgroups were compared and analyzed.Results:In PCOS women with normal FT4,the patients with TSH ≥ 4.2 mU/L had higher prolactin (PRL),luteinizing hormone-to-follicle stimulating hormone ratio,and visceral adipose index (all P<0.05).There were trends toward an increase in triglyceride (P=0.085) and a decrease in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (P=0.060) in the patients with TSH ≥ 4.2 mU/L compared with that in the patients with TSH<4.2 mU/L.Also in PCOS women with normal FT4,the patients with TSH ≥ 2.5 mU/L had higher body mass index,PRL,triglyceride,visceral adipose index and lower HDL-C in comparison of that in the patients with TSH<2.5 mU/L (all P<0.05).Conclusion:SCH is associated with more severe endocrine abnormality,dyslipidemia,and visceral obesity in PCOS women.PCOS women with normal FT4 and endocrine metabolic characteristics are more prone to be different between the SCH group and the euthyroid group when setting 2.5 mU/L as a TSH cutoff for SCH,indicating that 2.5 mU/L is a good TSH cutoff for SCH in PCOS women.
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Objective To investigate the distribution characteristics of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) gene IVS6+G82A and Pro303Pro polymorphisms in Chinese children and determine the effect of PTP1B gene IVS6+G82A and Pro303Pro polymorphisms on the pathogenesis of childhood obesity. Methods A total of 147 Chinese obese and 118 healthy children were randomly selected and enrolled to identify IVS6+G82A and Pro303Pro genotypes by polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay. Waist circumference (WC), waist to hip ratio (WHR), percentage of body fat (%BF),systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), serum triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), plasma fasting insulin (FINS), homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and plasma leptin were examined. Results The allele frequencies of IVS6+G82A and Pro303Pro were 59.5% and 19.4% in obese children, and 53.4% and 11.0% in healthy children, respectively. There were significant differences in allele frequencies of Pro303Pro polymorphism between the obese and the control group. Pro303Pro polymorphism was associated with body mass index, WC, TG, and LDL C in the obese subjects. There was not di fference in the genotype distributions or allele frequencies of IVS6+G82A polymorphism between the obese and the control group. Further analysis showed no association between the genotypes of IVS6+G82A and clinical characteristics in the obese subjects. The linkage disequilibrium analysis for IVS6+G82A and Pro303Pro (D′: 0.441, r2: 0.027) was weak.Conclusion PTP1B gene Pro303Pro polymorphism might be associated with the pathogenesis of obesity in children and could affect the lipid metabolism in Chinese obese children.
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Objective To observe the short term therapeutic effects of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) in treatment of type 1 diabetic and type 2 diabetic patients,and compared with intensive therapy of insulin multiple subcutaneous injection by conventional scheme.Methods 48 diabetic patients including 14 cases of type 1 and 34 cases of type 2,were randomly divided into CSII group and control group. In CSII group,the short acting Novolin was subcutaneously infused using insulin pump continuously. In control group,the short acting Novolin was subcutaneously injected before three meals a day and medium acting Novolin was subcutaneously injected before sleep at night.Results Hyperglycemia of the CSII group was depressed,and decreasing degree was similar to that of the control group.However,therapeutic time,insulin dosage and insulin induced hypoglycemia reaction incidence in the CSII group were obviously lower than thoses in control group(P