Screening of Undiagnosed Hypothyroidism in Elderly Persons with Diabetes according to Age-Specific Reference Intervals for Serum Thyroid Stimulating Hormone and the Impact of Antidiabetes Drugs

Background. Studies have suggested that hypothyroidism is more frequent in the elderly with diabetes mellitus. However, an adaptation of TSH levels to age should be considered in this assessment. Some antidiabetes drugs reportedly interfere with TSH levels. The objectives of this study were to evalu...

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Autores principales: Fontes, Rosita, Teixeira, Patricia de Fatima dos Santos, Vaisman, Mario
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4925962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27403442
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1417408

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4925962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27403442
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1417408

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