Hypothyroidism Is a Predictor of Disability Pension and Loss of Labor Market Income: A Danish Register-Based Study
Author(s) -
Marianne Thvilum,
Frans Brandt,
Thomas Heiberg Brix,
László Hegedűs
Publication year - 2014
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.2014-1407
Subject(s) - disability pension , hazard ratio , medicine , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , population , cohort , euthyroid , cohort study , danish , endocrinology , demography , pediatrics , thyroid , linguistics , philosophy , environmental health , sociology
Hypothyroidism is associated with an increased somatic and psychiatric disease burden. Whether there are any socioeconomic consequences of hypothyroidism, such as early retirement or loss of income, remains unclarified.
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