Hypothyroidism is more than common today than in the past There are two reasons for this. For one , more patients are asking their health care providers to test for antibodies as TPO. The second reason is that most individuals are iodine deficient, thus causing hypothyroidism.
Hypothyroidism is significantly associated with increased all-cause mortality, but not cardiovascular mortality, among the elderly, according to a review published online Dec. 12 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Based on 27 cohort studies (total 1,114,638 participants), the researchers found that patients with hypothyroidism experienced a higher risk for all-cause mortality than those with euthyroidism (pooled relative risk [RR], 1.26; 95 percent confidence interval [CI], 1.15 to 1.37).
There are many patients hwo have symptomns of an undersactive thyroid. The phsyician doesn’t agree as their TSH ( thyroid stimuaklting hormone) level is not greater than 4. Despite what the TSH is, thge doctor needs to test free t3 free T4 reverse T3 and thyroid antibodies. There are many patinets who exhibit symptoms with normal TSH, but have a low free t3 or low free t4
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