Subclinical hypothyroidism and lipid abnormalities in older women attending a vascular disease prevention clinic: effect of thyroid replacement therapy. Angiology 2003; 54: 569-76.Ganotakis ES, Mandalaki K, Tampakaki M, et al. Subclinical hypothyroidism and lipid abnormalities in older women attending ...
It affects about 10% of older women. It can, however, occur at any age. Myxedema is the name given to very severe hypothyroidism. Causes of Hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism may be Primary Secondary Primary hypothyroidism results from a disorder of the thyroid gland itself. In the United States, ...
Thyroid dysfunction is a common condition that affects between 3 and 21% of the population with prevalence being more common in women and in older individuals. [2] In the UK, it is estimated that hypothyroidism treated with levothyroxine may affect nearly 800,000 older individuals aged more ...
Deficiency of the thyroid hormone (THYROXINE) is called Hypothyroidism or Hypothyroid. It can affect any age group though it is most prevalent in older women. It is almost 10 to 20 times more common in females as compared to males. It is one of those conditions which are often present for...
Hypothyroidism in the elderly: diagnosis and management Thyroid disorders are highly prevalent, occurring most frequently in aging women. Thyroid-associated symptoms are very similar to symptoms of the aging pro... B Isabela,L Paulo,Diaz-Olmos - 《Clinical Interventions in Aging》 被引量: 58发表:...
Levothyroxine treatment and pregnancy outcomes in women with subclinical hypothyroidism: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch. Gynecol. Obstet. 300, 805–819 (2019). Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Derakhshan, A. et al. The association of maternal thyroid autoimmunity during pregnancy with...
Women, particularly older women, are more likely to develop hypothyroidism than men. You are also more likely to develop hypothyroidism if you have a close family member with an autoimmune disease. Other risk factors include: Race (being white or Asian) Age (growing older) Prematurely graying ha...
However, as in the case of hypertension, hypothyroidism is a typical disorder of adult life, occurring more frequently in women than in men and increasing in incidence with age, especially after the onset of middle age. The foremost cause of acquired hypothyroidism is chronic autoimmune (Hashimoto...
We found that A-TG level was a risk factor for SCH in older patients with MDD. Serum A-TG is a specific indicator for the diagnosis of autoimmune thyroid diseases, and hypothyroidism is closely associated with A-TG [52]. In women, the rate of positive A-TG detection increases with age...
The condition is particularly prevalent in older women, in whom autoimmune thyroiditis is common. Other important causes include congenital thyroid disorders, previous thyroid surgery and irradiation, drugs such as lithium carbonate and amiodarone, and pituitary and hypothalamic disorders. Worldwide, ...