Age-sex disparities and sub-clinical hypothyroidism among patients in Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• Main Authors: Habtamu Azene Tekle (Author), Tesfahun Molla Bobe (Author), Efrata Girma Tufa (Author), Fithamlak Bisetegen Solomon (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Subclinical hypothyroidism is an elevation in serum thyroid-stimulating hormone above the upper limit of the reference range (0.45-4.5 mIU/L) with normal serum TT4 and TT3 concentration. The most important implication of subclinical hypothyroidism is high likelihood of progressio...