ea0044p234 | Thyroid | SFEBES2016
Razvi Salman
, Yadegarfar Mohammad
, Martin-Ruiz Carmen
, Kingston Andrew
, Collerton Joanna
, Visser Theo
, Kirkwood Tom
, Jagger Carol
, Pearce Simon
Perturbations in thyroid function are common in older individuals but their significance in the very old is not fully understood. We examined thyroid hormone status (serum TSH, FT4, FT3, rT3) at baseline in a cohort of 643 85-year-olds and followed their mortality and disability outcomes for 9 years. All cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality and disability according to categorical thyroid disease status and baseline thyroid hormone paramete...