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. 2018 May 23;9:564. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00564

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Copyright © 2018 Fischer, Markert, Strahler, Doerr, Skoluda, Kappert and Nater.

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(A–E) Early life adversity [childhood trauma questionnaire (CTQ)] and TSH in patients with FSS. Controlling for age, Body mass index (BMI), smoking, and intake of medication, the association of physical neglect (β = -0.60, p = 0.001), physical abuse (β = -0.47, p = 0.019), and sexual abuse (β = -0.40, p = 0.030) with TSH was significant, and there was a trend in terms of emotional neglect (β = -0.33, p = 0.064). There was no significant association between emotional abuse and TSH (β = -0.31, p = 0.122).