Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Previous genetic and animal studies implied a potential association between thyroid hormone and osteoarthritis (OA), but this has not been confirmed in the general population. We aim to investigate whether thyroid function is associated with hand, hip or knee OA.Methods: We included 9,054 participants from Rotterdam Study with baseline measurement of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (FT4) and radiographs. Joint radiographs we...