Thyroid Function Tests in Elderly Patients with and without an Acute Illness

Thyroid function was assessed by measurement of free thyroid hormones and thyrotrophin (TSH) in 78 acutely ill elderly patients and in a control group without acute illness. Abnormal results with any test were more frequently found in the acutely ill group than in controls. In particular, abnormal T...

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Published in:Age and ageing 1989-11, Vol.18 (6), p.398-402
Main Authors: FINUCANE, P., RUDRA, T., CHURCH, H., HSU, R., NEWCOMBE, R., PATHY, M. S. J., SCANLON, M. F., WOODHEAD, J. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Age Factors
Aged
Aged patients
Aged, 80 and over
Diseases
Elderly patients
Female
Humans
Male
Mass Screening
Measurement
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
Sex Factors
Thyroid Diseases - blood
Thyroid Diseases - diagnosis
Thyroid Diseases - epidemiology
Thyroid function tests
Thyroid Function Tests - methods
Thyroid gland function tests
Thyrotropin
Thyrotropin - blood
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Summary:Thyroid function was assessed by measurement of free thyroid hormones and thyrotrophin (TSH) in 78 acutely ill elderly patients and in a control group without acute illness. Abnormal results with any test were more frequently found in the acutely ill group than in controls. In particular, abnormal TSH values were found in 40% of the acutely ill group and in only 8% of controls (p < 0.001). Seven acutely ill subjects had very low TSH levels (
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834
DOI:10.1093/ageing/18.6.398