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Serum concentration of free T3, free T4 and TSH in healthy children. 2001

M Cioffi, and P Gazzerro, and M T Vietri, and R Magnetta, and A Durante, and A D'Auria, and G A Puca, and A M Molinari
Institute of General Pathology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Italy. rialab@usa.net

OBJECTIVE It is rare that manufacturers report age-related FT3, FT4 and TSH normal ranges in healthy children. METHODS Using a solid phase time-resolved fluoroimmunometric method, we determined serum FT3, FT4 and TSH in 3,360 healthy children, age 2-16 years, that we grouped into two age ranges (2-7 yr and 9-16 yr). RESULTS Boys' and girls' mean serum thyroid hormone values substantially overlap in all age groups. In the age range 2-7 yr, FT3, FT4 and TSH values were 0.10-0.67 ng/dl (mean 0.37 ng/dl), range 0.45-2.29 ng/dl (mean 1.18 ng/dl) and 0.10-5.9 microU/ml (mean 2.2 microU/ml), respectively. In the age range 9-16 yr, FT3, FT4 and TSH values were 0.11-0.53 ng/dl (mean 0.35 ng/dl), 0.69-1.69 ng/dl (mean 1.07 ng/dl) and 0.20-6.1 microU/ml (mean 2.3 pU/ml), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Our results represent a useful set of reference values in children and can help physicians in the management of thyroid diseases.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009994 Osmolar Concentration The concentration of osmotically active particles in solution expressed in terms of osmoles of solute per liter of solution. Osmolality is expressed in terms of osmoles of solute per kilogram of solvent. Ionic Strength,Osmolality,Osmolarity,Concentration, Osmolar,Concentrations, Osmolar,Ionic Strengths,Osmolalities,Osmolar Concentrations,Osmolarities,Strength, Ionic,Strengths, Ionic
D012016 Reference Values The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality. Normal Range,Normal Values,Reference Ranges,Normal Ranges,Normal Value,Range, Normal,Range, Reference,Ranges, Normal,Ranges, Reference,Reference Range,Reference Value,Value, Normal,Value, Reference,Values, Normal,Values, Reference
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000375 Aging The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time. Senescence,Aging, Biological,Biological Aging
D013972 Thyrotropin A glycoprotein hormone secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Thyrotropin stimulates THYROID GLAND by increasing the iodide transport, synthesis and release of thyroid hormones (THYROXINE and TRIIODOTHYRONINE). Thyrotropin consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. Within a species, the alpha subunit is common in the pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH; LUTEINIZING HORMONE and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity. Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone,TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone),Thyreotropin,Thyrotrophin,Hormone, Thyroid-Stimulating,Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

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