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In a cohort of 360 Italian women with lipedema, the prevalence of chronic autoimmune thyroiditis was higher compared to the general population.
Created: 2026-05-31 · Last updated: 2026-05-31
Auto-compiled by the Layer 1 surveillance loop; not yet human-reviewed. anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 · 2026-05-31
Evidence over time
Evidence (1)
- Observational Study on a Large Italian Population with Lipedema: Biochemical and Hormonal Profile, Anatomical and Clinical Evaluation, Self-Reported History — Patton et al. (2024) — supporting · cross sectional · 2024
The observational study directly reports a higher prevalence of chronic autoimmune thyroiditis in lipedema patients versus the general population, supporting an association between lipedema and thyroid disease, though causality cannot be es
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- Is lipedema associated with thyroid disease? supporting
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- 2026-05-31 — created