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Thyroid hormones and aging

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Peeters, Robin P.·2008·Hormones

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With an increase in age, marked changes in thyroid hormone production, metabolism, and action occur. This results in an increased prevalence of (subclinical) thyroid disease in the elderly. In general, subclinical thyroid disease is associated with an increased risk of overt thyroid dysfunction and with different negative clinical parameters. In the elderly, however, it is unclear whether these changes represent physiologic changes in thyroid hormone levels with advancing age or whether they represent true (subclinical) thyroid disease. This review describes the changes in thyroid hormone levels with aging and the mechanisms behind these changes, and also discusses whether subclinical thyroid disease should be treated in the elderly.

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  • Several different variations of thyroid pathophysiology have been described in the elderly, including reduced lean body mass, reduced T4 absorption and outer ring deiodination, comorbidities, and drug use.

    “Several different variations of thyroid pathophysiology have been described in the elderly (92, 93). Reduced lean body mass, reduced T4 absorption and outer ring deiodination as well as the presence of comorbidities and the use of drugs are among them (14, 42, 51).”

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Authors
Peeters, R. P.
Affiliations
Erasmus MC (NL)
Corresponding author
Peeters, Robin P.
Venue
Hormones
Published
2008-01
Volume
7
Issue
1
Pages
28-35
ISSN
  • 1109-3099 (ISSN-L)
  • 2520-8721
OpenAlex
W2111688189
Cited by
98
References
82
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • HORMONES (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
Keywords
thyroid hormones, aging, subclinical thyroid dysfunction, older adults, thyroid hormone metabolism, thyroid hormone synthesis
MeSH terms
Aging, Animals, Humans, Thyroid Function Tests, Thyroid Hormones, Thyrotropin

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