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ea0026p445 | Thyroid (non cancer) | ECE2011

Thyroid function and mortality in euthyroid subjects

Roos A , Links T P , Gans R O B , Wolffenbuttel B H R , Bakker S J L

Objective: Many studies suggest that thyroid function modifies the process of healthy aging in humans. However, both a progressive increase and decrease of TSH with advancing age have been reported. The discrepancy may lie in the iodine intake in the population under, since low iodine intake results in an inverse association of TSH with age, while high iodine intake results in a positive association. We aimed to investigate whether FT4, FT3 and FT3</...