Body fat distribution is a heritable trait and a well-established predictor of adverse metabolic
outcomes, independent of overall adiposity. To increase our understanding of the genetic …

Although in the past century mortality in West Germany decreased similarly as in other
Western nations, these changes were less pronounced in East Germany. 1, 2 After German …

… Ittermann et al (9) provided the estimates of TSH and FT4 in the reference range and overt
… b The SHIP and INTER99 cohorts were included in the publication by Ittermann et al (9). …

To increase our understanding of the genetic basis of adiposity and its links to cardiometabolic
disease risk, we conducted a genome-wide association meta-analysis of body fat …

Objective To analyse the prevalence, incidence and clinical relevance of pancreatic cysts
detected as incidental finding in a population-based longitudinal study. Design A total of 1077 …

… Till Ittermann , Till Ittermann … , André Werner, Nicole Werner, Dörte Radke, Alexander
Teumer, Till Ittermann, Birgit Schauer, Vivien Henck, Nele Friedrich, Anke Hannemann, Theresa …

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a widely applied clinical procedure. The aim of
the present study was to acquire a comprehensive set of reference values for …

… bacteria in the adsorption/elution experiments by paired t test. For the phagocytosis assay,
we compared samples by paired t test. We analyzed antibody production in the mouse model …

Thyroid dysfunction is an important public health problem, which affects 10% of the general
population and increases the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Many aspects of …

Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD) are common, affecting 2-5% of the general population.
Individuals with positive thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAbs) have an increased risk of …