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Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Year: 2013 | Volume: 12 | Issue: 7 | Page No.: 642-646
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2013.642.646
The Cluster Analysis, BMI Status and Dietary Habits of the Patients with Thyroid Disorder in Pakpattan, Pakistan
Muhammad Aslam, Hassib Iqbal, Muhammad Amanullah, Atif Akbar and Saima Altaf

Abstract: Thyroid gland is one of the important glands in human body and thyroid disorder creates many serious health problems. The present work is based on the study of 200 individuals (57 male and 143 female) with thyroid disorder (i.e., goiterous patients) from Pakpattan, Pakistan. The said study explores the dietary habits, Body Mass Index (BMI) status and cluster analysis of these patients.

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Muhammad Aslam, Hassib Iqbal, Muhammad Amanullah, Atif Akbar and Saima Altaf, 2013. The Cluster Analysis, BMI Status and Dietary Habits of the Patients with Thyroid Disorder in Pakpattan, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 12: 642-646.

Keywords: BMI, goiter, iodine deficiency disorder and thyroid disorder

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