Department of Biology and Human Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21 000 Split, Croatia.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Split, 21 000 Split, Croatia.
Int J Mol Sci. 2024 May 28;25(11):5874. doi: 10.3390/ijms25115874.
The main goal of this research was to determine whether there is a correlation between adherence to the Mediterranean diet (assessed by the Mediterranean Diet Serving Score (MDSS)) and parameters indicating thyroid gland activity, such as concentration of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroid hormones (free triiodothyronine (fT3), free thyroxine (fT4)), thyroglobulin (Tg), antibodies to thyroid proteins (thyroglobulin antibodies (TgAb) and thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb)), and calcitonin (CT) in plasma and serum samples. An additional objective was to investigate whether there are differences in the values of the MDSS among clinical groups (euthyroid individuals, euthyroid individuals with positive TgAb and/or TPOAb, and hypothyroid and hyperthyroid participants). This cross-sectional study included 4620 participants over 18 years of age from the islands of Korčula and Vis, and the mainland city of Split. The MDSS was assessed from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). MDSS values were significantly higher in females compared to males and showed a positive association with the age of the participants. There was no significant difference in the MDSS values among the examined clinical groups. In the group of subjects with euthyroidism, a significant positive association was found between fT3 and the MDSS, while in the group of subjects with subclinical hypothyroidism, a significant positive association was observed between the MDSS and both fT3 and fT4. CT levels were also positively associated with the MDSS. Considering the significant positive association of the MDSS and both fT3 and fT4 levels in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism, the results of this study could be used to create guidelines for selecting an appropriate, potentially protective diet for these patients.
本研究的主要目的是确定地中海饮食(通过地中海饮食服务评分(MDSS)评估)与甲状腺功能相关参数之间是否存在相关性,如促甲状腺激素(TSH)浓度、甲状腺激素(游离三碘甲状腺原氨酸(fT3)、游离甲状腺素(fT4))、甲状腺球蛋白(Tg)、甲状腺蛋白抗体(甲状腺球蛋白抗体(TgAb)和甲状腺过氧化物酶抗体(TPOAb))和血浆及血清中的降钙素(CT)。另一个目的是研究 MDSS 值在临床组(甲状腺功能正常个体、TgAb 和/或 TPOAb 阳性的甲状腺功能正常个体、甲状腺功能减退和甲状腺功能亢进参与者)之间是否存在差异。这项横断面研究包括来自科尔丘拉岛和维斯岛以及斯普利特大陆城市的 4620 名 18 岁以上的参与者。MDSS 是根据食物频率问卷(FFQ)进行评估的。女性的 MDSS 值明显高于男性,且与参与者的年龄呈正相关。在检查的临床组之间,MDSS 值没有显著差异。在甲状腺功能正常组中,fT3 与 MDSS 之间存在显著正相关,而在亚临床甲状腺功能减退组中,MDSS 与 fT3 和 fT4 之间存在显著正相关。CT 水平也与 MDSS 呈正相关。考虑到亚临床甲状腺功能减退患者的 MDSS 与 fT3 和 fT4 水平之间存在显著正相关,本研究的结果可用于为这些患者制定适当的、潜在的保护饮食指南。