ea0056gp247 | Thyroid non cancer | ECE2018
Wolffenbuttel Bruce HR
, van Vliet-Ostaptchouk Jana V
, van Waateringe Robert P
, Wouters Hanneke JCM.
, Slagter Sandra N
, Graaff Reindert
, van der Klauw Melanie M
Background: Skin autofluorescence (SAF), measured with the AGE-reader, predicts cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Thyroid hormone levels (TH) may affect this association. In the present study, we examined whether TH predict 4-years risk of T2D, CVD and mortality in the general population independently of SAF.Methods: We included 28245 participants (age 44±12 years, BMI 25.9±4.3 kg/m2) of the Dutch Lifelines Coho...