Reference intervals for thyroid-stimulating hormone, free thyroxine, free triiodothyronine, and total triiodothyronine in the Lebanese adult population. 2022

Christy Salameh, and Anis Al Achkar, and Joelle El Boustany, and Ghassan Sleilaty, and Marie-Hélène Gannagé-Yared
Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, 36925Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.

For a better assessment of thyroid function, each laboratory should establish its own reference intervals (RI). In Lebanon, no previous study has been conducted to establish the reference values for thyroid function tests. This cross-sectional study included 301 volunteers aged between 18 and 65 years (65.8% women, 34.2% men), free from any thyroid pathology and any condition that could affect thyroid function tests. The reference intervals of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free T4 (FT4), free T3 (FT3), and total T3 (TT3) were measured on the Roche Cobas e411 machine. 39 subjects tested positive for thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) and/or thyroglobulin antibodies (TGAb), were excluded from the study. There was an increase in the 2.5th percentile for the TSH compared to the value provided by the manufacturer (from 0.27 to 0.53 mlU/L) as well as a decrease in the 97.5th percentile for the FT4, TT3, and FT3 (respectively, from 22 to 19.78 pmol/L for FT4, from 3.1 to 2.71 nmol/L for TT3, and from 6.80 to 6.10 pmol/L for FT3). Higher TT3 and FT3 values were noted in men compared to women (respectively, p = 0.068 and p < 0.0001). An age decrease in FT4 and FT3 was also observed (respectively, p = 0.045 and p < 0.0001). The established RI of thyroid function tests for the Lebanese population were significantly different from the values recommended by the manufacturer (Roche Diagnostics). Changing our RI values will allow a more accurate diagnosis of thyroid dysfunction.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
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
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
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D013960 Thyroid Function Tests Blood tests used to evaluate the functioning of the thyroid gland. Jostel's TSH Index,Jostel's Thyrotropin Index,Protein-Bound Iodine Test,SPINA-GD,SPINA-GT,Secretory Capacity of the Thyroid Gland,Sum Activity of Peripheral Deiodinases,Thyrotroph Thyroid Hormone Sensitivity Index,Thyroid Gland Function Tests,Function Test, Thyroid,Iodine Test, Protein-Bound,Jostel TSH Index,Jostel Thyrotropin Index,Jostel's TSH Indices,Jostels TSH Index,Jostels Thyrotropin Index,Protein Bound Iodine Test,Protein-Bound Iodine Tests,TSH Index, Jostel's,Test, Protein-Bound Iodine,Test, Thyroid Function,Thyroid Function Test,Thyrotropin Index, Jostel's

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