Open AccessLatent Hypothyroidism in Adults
Author(s) -
Jeannine Schübel,
Joachim Feldkamp,
Antje Bergmann,
Wolfgang Drossard,
Karen Voigt
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
deutsches ärzteblatt international
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1866-0452
DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.2017.430
Subject(s) - medicine , subclinical infection , asymptomatic , autoimmune thyroiditis , overweight , pediatrics , thyroid function tests , autoantibody , thyroid function , thyroiditis , thyroid , obesity , immunology , antibody
The prevalence of latent/subclinical hypothyroidism is between 3% and 10%, according to epidemiologic studies that have been carried out in the USA, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. As persons with latent hypo - thyroidism are often asymptomatic, the diagnosis is often made incidentally in routine laboratory testing.
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