Report of an association between race and thyroid stimulating hormone level.
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 81 (4) , 505-506
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.81.4.505
Abstract
We examined the association between race and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level in 809 consecutive Black or White adults tested for mild suspicion of hypothyroidism with a normal TSH result. The mean TSH level of Blacks was 0.4 (SE .053) mU/L lower than that for Whites after age and sex adjustment, race explaining 6.5 percent of the variation in TSH levels. A validation sample yield similar results. This finding supports the possibility that differences in thyroid function and/or regulation may be associated with race.Keywords
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