Does serum TSH level act as a surrogate marker for psychological stress and cardio-metabolic risk among adolescent and young people?

Objectives: The incidence of metabolic syndrome is increasing even at younger ages. Metabolic syndrome constitutes a group of cardiovascular risk factors that include high cholesterol, triacylglycerol, hyperglycemia, central obesity, etc., which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, may be even cancer.