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<journal-id>1561-2953</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Endocrinología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Endocrinol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-2953</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1561-29532022000100004</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Factores clínicos y ambientales asociados a la tiroiditis de Hashimoto]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinical and environmental factors associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Parlá Sardiñas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Judith]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Obdulio]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[de la Rosa Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julio Jassiel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yanes Quesada]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marelys]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Cubas Dueñas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ileana]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Gesen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cecilia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Marrero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Teresa]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana Instituto Nacional de Endocrinología (INEN) ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>33</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-29532022000100004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-29532022000100004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-29532022000100004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La tiroiditis de Hashimoto es una enfermedad tiroidea autoinmune poligénica y multifactorial resultante de una interacción compleja de factores genéticos y ambientales.  Objetivo:  Determinar la posible asociación de los factores clínicos y ambientales con los niveles de anticuerpos antitiroideos y las pruebas de función tiroidea en la tiroiditis de Hashimoto.  Métodos:  Estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal con 120 personas con diagnóstico de tiroiditis de Hashimoto. Variables estudiadas: edad, sexo, color de la piel, estado nutricional, paridad, hábito de fumar, consumo de alcohol, preparados estrogénicos, antecedentes familiares de enfermedad autoinmune tiroidea y personales de otras enfermedades autoinmunes. Se realizaron determinaciones de anticuerpos AbTPO, TSH, T3 y T4.  Resultados:  Predominio del sexo femenino (92,5 %), de pacientes de piel blanca (50,8 %) y con sobrepeso corporal (40 %). El 73 % no consumían preparados estrogénicos. El 20 % tenían antecedentes familiares de enfermedad tiroidea y personales de diabetes mellitus tipo 1 (7,5 %). La media del anticuerpo en pacientes con antecedentes de infecciones virales fue superior a los que no tuvieron este antecedente (732,6 vs. 624,6). El resto de las variables no mostraron diferencias entre las medias del anticuerpo. Ninguno de los factores estudiados mostró asociación con el estado de la función tiroidea. (p&gt;0,05).  Conclusiones:  No existió asociación entre los factores clínicos y ambientales en relación a los niveles de Ac TPO y el estado de la función tiroidea, con predominio del hipotiroidismo manifiesto al diagnóstico de la TH.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: Hashimoto's thyroiditis is a polygenic and multifactorial autoimmune thyroid disease, resulting from a complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors.  Objective:  To determine the possible association of clinical and environmental factors with antithyroid antibody levels and thyroid function tests in HT.  Methods:  An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out with 120 subjects diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. We studied variables such as age, sex, skin color, nutritional status, parity, smoking, alcohol consumption, estrogen preparations, family history of autoimmune thyroid disease and personal history of other autoimmune diseases. Additionally, AbTPO, TSH, T3 and T4 antibody determinations were made.  Results:  Predominance of the female sex (92.5%), white skin (50.8%) and body overweight (40%). 73% did not consume estrogenic preparations. Twenty percent had family history of thyroid disease and personal history of type 1 diabetes mellitus (7.5%). The mean antibody in patients with history of viral infections was higher than those without this history (732.6 vs. 624.6). The rest of the variables did not show differences between the means of the antibody. None of the factors studied showed association with the state of thyroid function. (p &gt; 0.05).  Conclusions:  There was no association between clinical and environmental factors in relation to Ac TPO levels and the state of thyroid function, with a predominance of overt hypothyroidism at diagnosis of HT.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tiroiditis crónica Hashimoto]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[anticuerpos antitiroideos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[función tiroidea]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Hashimoto chronic thyroiditis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[antithyroid antibodies]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[thyroid function]]></kwd>
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