Thyroid Failure in the Elderly
- 10 July 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 258 (2) , 209-213
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1987.03400020051029
Abstract
Thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone [TSH]) levels were elevated above 4.0 mU/L (μU/mL) in serum samples from 13.2% of 258 healthy elderly subjects. To investigate the natural history of progressive thyroid failure, serial thyroid functions were measured for four years in 26 of these subjects with elevated TSH levels. In one third of these subjects, biochemical thyroid failure developed (thyroxine levelJAMA1987;258:209-213)Keywords
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