Longitudinal Changes in Thyroid Function in the Oldest Old and Survival: The Cardiovascular Health Study All-Stars Study
Author(s) -
Avantika C. Waring,
Alice M. Arnold,
Anne B. Newman,
Petra Bůžková,
Calvin H. Hirsch,
Anne Rentoumis Cappola
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-2481
Subject(s) - medicine , subclinical infection , hazard ratio , thyroid function , thyroid , thyroid peroxidase , thyroid function tests , confidence interval , cohort study , endocrinology , anti thyroid autoantibodies , antibody , immunology , autoantibody
Data on thyroid function in the oldest old are sparse, and existing studies show conflicting evidence on the relationship between thyroid function and mortality in this age group.
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