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ea0026p397 | Thyroid (non cancer) | ECE2011

Thyroid status and health-related quality of life in the LifeLines-cohort

Klaver E I , Stienstra R , van der Klauw M M , Kema I P , Wolffenbuttel B H R

Background: Thyroid disorders are prevalent in western society, yet many subjects experience limited symptoms at diagnosis, especially in hypothyroidism.Design: In order to compare the health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) of subjects with suppressed TSH-levels (TSH<0.5 mU/l) or elevated TSH-levels (TSH>10 mU/l) to subjects with normal TSH-levels (TSH 0.5–4 mU/l), a cross-sectional study was performed within the Dutch adult population who ...