Thyroid hormone status in apparently healthy elderly persons. 2012

B Sen, and G K Paul, and M M Rahman, and S M Shahidullah
Department of Biochemistry, Community Based Medical College, Bangladesh, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Thyroid disorders are frequent in elderly population and difficult to recognize because of their atypical presentation, and the absence of classic signs and symptoms. Nonspecific symptoms, even in the absence of thyroid dysfunction, are common in this age group, including fatigue, anorexia, weight loss, failure to rehabilitate, and difficult to concentrate. Symptoms of aging can be confused easily with hypothyroidism. The interpretation of thyroid function tests is also cumbersome in aged individuals because of the difficulty in differentiating physiologic age-associated changes from alterations secondary to acute or chronic non-thyroidal illness. In the present study, a total 100 subjects were included. Subjects were divided into two groups: Group I - Control (n=50) and Group II - Case (n=50). Fifty apparently healthy young adults were taken as control (Group I) and 50 apparently healthy elderly subjects were included in case (Group II). Group I was subdivided into two groups- Group IA: young male (n=25) and Group IB: young female (n=25). Group II was also subdivided into two groups - Group IIA: elderly male (n=25) and Group IIB: elderly female (n=25). All the subjects were selected from the local community of Mymensingh Sadar, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh and Community Based Medical College, Bangladesh, Mymensingh. In the present study, the difference of mean serum T3 concentration between Group I (control) and Group II (elderly subjects) was not found to be significant (p>0.05). Significant difference in serum TSH concentration between Group IA and Group IIA was to be found (p<0.001). The difference of mean serum T4 concentration between Group IB and Group IIB was not found significant (p>0.05). Significant difference in mean serum TSH concentration between Group IB and Group IIB was to be found (p<0.001).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D003430 Cross-Sectional Studies Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time. Disease Frequency Surveys,Prevalence Studies,Analysis, Cross-Sectional,Cross Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Survey,Surveys, Disease Frequency,Analyses, Cross Sectional,Analyses, Cross-Sectional,Analysis, Cross Sectional,Cross Sectional Analyses,Cross Sectional Studies,Cross Sectional Survey,Cross-Sectional Analyses,Cross-Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Study,Cross-Sectional Surveys,Disease Frequency Survey,Prevalence Study,Studies, Cross-Sectional,Studies, Prevalence,Study, Cross-Sectional,Study, Prevalence,Survey, Cross-Sectional,Survey, Disease Frequency,Surveys, Cross-Sectional
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
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000367 Age Factors Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time. Age Reporting,Age Factor,Factor, Age,Factors, Age
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D013963 Thyroid Hormones Natural hormones secreted by the THYROID GLAND, such as THYROXINE, and their synthetic analogs. Thyroid Hormone,Hormone, Thyroid,Hormones, Thyroid

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