OBSERVATIONS ON THYROID FUNCTION TESTS IN THE ELDERLY

One hundred elderly men and women living in old people's homes and 95 in a long-stay geriatric hospital were investigated for thyroid function by measuring the serum thyroxine, T-3 uptake and calculating the free thyroxine index. The values obtained were found to be within the normal adult rang...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Age and ageing 1976-08, Vol.5 (3), p.141-148
Hauptverfasser:	KIND, PATRICIA R. N., GHOSH, S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Blood Proteins - analysis Female Humans Male Middle Aged Serum Albumin - analysis Thyroxine - blood Triiodothyronine - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:	One hundred elderly men and women living in old people's homes and 95 in a long-stay geriatric hospital were investigated for thyroid function by measuring the serum thyroxine, T-3 uptake and calculating the free thyroxine index. The values obtained were found to be within the normal adult range in 97% of the subjects studied. No significant correlation was found between albumin and T-3 uptake, except in men in hospital.
ISSN:	0002-0729 1468-2834
DOI:	10.1093/ageing/5.3.141