SCR-LIP-000020 · Claim · machine-readable JSON →

Thyroid disorders may be more frequent in lipedema than in lymphedema, with a cross-sectional cohort reporting thyroid disease in 24.4% of lipedema vs 14.89% of lymphedema patients.

Emerging epidemiologic Evidence certainty: low (GRADE)

Evidence over time

20252025 · supporting · DOI:10.3390/jcm14207195

Evidence (1)

Context (PECO)

Populationwomen with lipedema vs lymphedema (cross-sectional)
Conditionlipedema
Exposurelipedema
Comparatorlymphedema patients
Outcomethyroid disorder prevalence
Scopecomparative prevalence, single cohort

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Gaps & caveats

Thyroid disorder not Hashimoto-specific; single cohort, no age/BMI adjustment; not Amato-authored.