OBJECTIVE To what extent endogenous subclinical thyroid disorders contribute to impaired physical and cognitive function, depression, and mortality in older individuals remains a matter of debate. DESIGN A population-based, prospective cohort of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. METHODS TSH and, if necessary, thyroxine and triiodothyronine levels were measured in individuals aged 65 y...

Background: Significant incidence of thyroid dysfunction, especially hypothyroidism, has been reported in Kashmir Valley of India. There is a paucity of studies that assessed the presence of thyroid dysfunction in various age groups of people in Srinagar. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in the local population who visit the outpatient department...

Thyroid disease can roughly be divided into functional and anatomical disorders. Subclinical disease is by definition not accompanied by symptoms or signs and usually goes unrecognized for the bearer (and the observer). In this communication an overview will be given of existing literature and some own results concerning subclinical hypothyroidism, subclinical thyrotoxicosis and thyroid inciden...

The thyroid gland regulates metabolism, therefore thyroid dysfunction has an impact throughout the body In iodine-replete areas, autoimmune disease is the commonest cause of thyroid disorders Thyroid function tests (especially TSH) accurately reflect thyroid function in the majority of cases Subclinical thyroid dysfunction should be monitored regularly; if persistent, patients may require activ...

introduction: depression and anxiety, in particular panic disorder are considered common psychological problems associated with major functional disorders. on the other hand, some medical disorders such as thyroid disease may have the same manifestation or accelerate the process. this following is a closer examination of the issue trough the study of a group of patients referred to a psychiatri...

CONTEXT Previous studies have suggested that subclinical abnormalities in thyroid-stimulating hormone levels are associated with detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system. OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between baseline thyroid status and incident atrial fibrillation, incident cardiovascular disease, and mortality in older men and women not taking thyroid medication. DESIGN,...

Background: Thyroid disorders are the most common endocrinopathies encountered during pregnancy in India. gland and its functions immensely influenced by pregnancy. This study was designed to evaluate prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism foeto-maternal outcome amongst pregnant mothers having such disorder. Methods: In this hospital based, observational, comparative study, which carried out ...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the possibility of long-term effects of subclinical thyroid dysfunction on hypertension and other cardiovascular-related conditions during pregnancy. METHODS This is a secondary analysis of a prospective prenatal population-based study in which serum thyroid-function analytes were measured from November 2000 through April 2003. Women with evidence of overt thyroid diseas...