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VAD was defined as VA \u2264 200 ng\/ml, MVAD was defined as VA &amp;gt; 200 but &amp;lt;300 ng\/ml, and NVA was defined as VA \u2265 300 ng\/ml. Thyroid function was compared among groups and the relationship of VA and thyroid function was analyzed. Two hundred and forty-four of the 976 obese subjects underwent LSG, and the change in thyroid function and VA at 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery was measured. Results showed that 37% of all the subjects had subclinical hypothyroidism (SH), and the SH group had lower VA levels than the non-SH group (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.008). Forty-nine percent of all the subjects had MVAD, 9% had VAD, while the MVAD or VAD group had lower FT4 than the NVA group (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.005 and <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.001). The VAD group also had higher TSH than NVA group (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.037). VA was significantly negatively associated with TSH (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = \u22120.151, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.006) and positively associated with FT4 (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.228, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). TSH was significantly decreased at 3, 6, and 12 months (3M: from 4.43 \u00b1 2.70 to 2.63 \u00b1 1.46 mU\/l, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001; 6M: from 4.43 \u00b1 2.70 to 3.84 \u00b1 2.34 mU\/l, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.041; 12M: from 4.43 \u00b1 2.70 to 2.85 \u00b1 1.68 mU\/l, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.024). After LSG surgery, VA levels were slightly increased, when compared to pre-surgery levels, at 3, 6, and 12 months (3M: from 262.57 \u00b1 68.19 to 410.33 \u00b1 76.55 ng\/ml, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.065; 6M: from 262.57 \u00b1 68.19 to 281.36 \u00b1 93.23 ng\/ml, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.343; 12M: from 262.57 \u00b1 68.19 to 300.37 \u00b1 86.03 ng\/ml, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.083). SH group also had lower TSH and higher VA than the non-SH group at 3 months post-surgery [TSH: \u22121.4(\u22122.3, \u22120.3) vs. \u22120.2(\u22120.8, \u22120.2) mU\/l, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001; VA: 163.99 \u00b1 32.58 vs. 121.69 \u00b1 27.59 ng\/ml, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.044]. In conclusion VA, which is related to thyroid hormone production, protects against thyroid dysfunction in obese subjects. 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