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THYROTOXICOSIS AND ITS RELATION TO SARCOPENIA, MUSCLE STRENGTH, MUSCLE MASS AND PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE.
Acta Endocrinol (Buchar)
October 2023
"St.Marina" University Hospital - Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Varna, Bulgaria.
Background: Sarcopenia is a syndrome, considered one of the main risk factors for morbidity and mortality among adults. Thyrotoxicosis may contribute to its development.
Aim: To assess the physical well-being among women with thyrotoxicosis and to determine the risk of sarcopenia among them; 13 women over 40 years of age with thyrotoxicosis took part in this study.