scholarly journals Variation in thyroid function in subclinical hypothyroidism: importance of clinical follow-up and therapy

2011 ◽  
Vol 164 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesper Karmisholt ◽  
Stig Andersen ◽  
Peter Laurberg

Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is a common condition that is often observed without therapy. However, no evidence-based recommendation exists with regards to how patients with untreated SCH should be monitored.Monitoring involves regular assessment of symptoms and signs of hypothyroidism (HYPO) and biochemical tests of thyroid function. An important question when repeated tests of thyroid function are performed is how large a difference in test results is needed to be confident that the change is real and not just due to chance variation.Recent data show that the least significant difference between two tests in SCH is 40% for TSH and 15% for free thyroxine and free triiodothyronine, with 90% confidence. Furthermore, monitoring has to be based on biochemical function testing because serial evaluation of symptoms and signs related to HYPO is rather insensitive in detecting worsening of thyroid insufficiency.When the presence of thyroid peroxidase auto-antibodies (TPO-Ab) in serum has been demonstrated, repeated measurements do not add much useful information in the monitoring of individual subclinical hypothyroid patients, as levels of TPO-Ab vary in parallel with TSH in these patients.Lastly, we discuss how differences in the monitoring procedure influence the diagnostic outcome, and we suggest a follow-up approach for untreated subclinical hypothyroid patients.

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianqing She ◽  
Jiahao Feng ◽  
Yangyang Deng ◽  
Lizhe Sun ◽  
Yue Wu ◽  
...  

Objective. The pathophysiologic mechanism of how thyroid function is related to the development and prognosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains under explored, and there has been a lack of clinical investigations. In this study, we investigate the relationship between triiodothyronine (T3) level and cardiac ejection fraction (EF) as well as probrain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) on admission and subsequent prognosis in AMI patients. Methods. We measured admission thyroid function, NT-proBNP, and EF by echocardiography in 345 patients diagnosed with AMI. Simple and multiregression analyses were performed to investigate the correlation between T3 level and EF as well as NT-proBNP. Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), including new-onset myocardial infarction, acute heart failure, and cardiac death, were documented during the follow-up. 248 participants were separated into three groups based on T3 and free triiodothyronine (FT3) levels for survival analysis during a 2-year follow-up. Results. 345 patients diagnosed with AMI were included in the initial observational analysis. 248 AMI patients were included in the follow-up survival analysis. The T3 levels were found to be significantly positively correlated with EF (R square=0.042, P<0.001) and negatively correlated with admission NT-proBNP levels (R square=0.059, P<0.001), which is the same with the correlation between FT3 and EF (R square=0.053, P<0.001) and admission NT-proBNP levels (R square=0.108, P<0.001). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed no significant difference with regard to different T3 or FT3 levels at the end of follow-up. Conclusions. T3 and FT3 levels are moderately positively correlated with cardiac function on admission in AMI patients but did not predict a long-time survival rate. Further studies are needed to explain whether longer-term follow-up would further identify the prognosis effect of T3 on MACE and all-cause mortality.


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2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Juan Du ◽  
Chunyue Ma ◽  
Runnan Wang ◽  
Lanmei Lin ◽  
Luhui Gao ◽  
...  

Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between different psoriasis types and thyroid dysfunction. Methods. The data of patients diagnosed with psoriasis between January 2013 and October 2018 who underwent thyroid function tests were collected. Free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), total triiodothyronine (TT3), total thyroxine (TT4), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroglobulin antibody (TGAb), and thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) were measured. The thyroid function of patients with psoriasis vulgaris, pustular psoriasis, erythrodermic psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis was evaluated, and the differences in hormone levels and antibodies in the pituitary-thyroid axis with psoriasis type were analyzed. Results. The data of a total of 468 patients were analyzed in this study. The proportion of normal hormone levels was higher among vulgaris patients ( P < 0.001 ), while the erythrodermic patients were more likely to have decreased FT3 or FT4 but normal TSH ( P < 0.001 ). FT3 levels were lower in pustular patients ( P < 0.05 ), FT4 levels were lower in erythrodermic patients ( P < 0.05 ), and TSH levels were higher in patients with psoriatic arthritis ( P < 0.05 ). TPOAb levels were higher than normal in all patients, but there was no significant difference in the levels of TPOAb and TGAb among 4 types of the patients. Conclusion. Psoriasis is related to thyroid dysfunction, especially in patients with atypical psoriasis types. The possibility of complications should be considered in erythrodermic patients.


Author(s):  
Wei-Jun Chen ◽  
Chai Ji ◽  
Dan Yao ◽  
Zheng-Yan Zhao

AbstractBackground:The objective of the study was to describe the prevalence of abnormal thyroid function and volume in children and adolescents with Williams syndrome (WS) in Zhejiang Province, China.Methods:Thyroid function, including thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free triiodothyronine (fT3), free thyroxine (fT4), and thyroid antibodies (thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin) were measured in 83 patients with WS, aged 0.2–16.5 years. Twenty-three patients were followed for an average of 1.7 years (0.4–4.1), and multiple TSH determinations were considered. Thyroid ultrasonography was performed on 49 patients.Results:One patient was diagnosed with overt hypothyroidism, and 23 patients (27%) had subclinical hypothyroidism (SH). Thyroid antibodies were absent in all patients. In five age groups (0–1 years, 1–3 years, 3–6 years, 6–9 years, 9–18 years), the prevalence of patients with subclinical hypothyroidism was 25%, 28.5%, 44.4%, 16.7% and 4.7%, respectively. Through ultrasound examination, 21 patients (42%) were observed to have thyroid hypoplasia (TH), and there were no cases of thyroid haemiagenesis. The incidence rate of TH increased with age, rising from 20% in the youngest group to 66% in the oldest.Conclusions:SH and TH is common in children and adolescents with WS. Yearly evaluation of thyroid must be performed in all patients in this population, regardless of the result of the neonatal screening. Age under 6 years and existing thyroid abnormalities are risk factors for developing SH, and a shorter follow-up interval is needed for screening in these individuals, SH is often self-limiting, and clinicians should be alert to overt hypothyroidism.


2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-32
Author(s):  
Mitra Datta ◽  
Mohammed Maruf Ul Quader ◽  
Salina Haque ◽  
Sumana Choudhury ◽  
Shuvra Das ◽  
...  

Background: Mild or subclinical hypothyroidism may coexist with NephroticSyndrome (NS). But persistence of this hypothyroidism is related with remission ofproteinuria. Objectives of the study is to compare thyroid function status (FT4 andTSH) in the atypical and typical NS before and 4 weeks after steroid therapy. Materials and methods: This was a hospital based comparative observational studywith prospective follow up of study subjects. It was carried out in the Department ofPediatrics and in the Department of Nephrology, Chattogram Medical CollegeHospital (CMCH) Chattogram, Bangladesh from January to December’ 2017. A total83 diagnosed admitted cases of initial attack idiopathic NS, aged 1-18 years ofeither sex divided into 2 groups were included. Typically presented NS were in groupA and atypically presented NS were in group B. FT4 and TSH were estimated in allpatients on 2 occasions before and 4 weeks after initiation of steroid therapy andcomparison was done between 2 groups. Results: FT4 level was normal before and after steroid therapy in both typically andatypically presented nephrotic syndrome. Before steroid therapy, mean TSH valuewas found significantly raised in both groups (9.28±5.17 vs 7.26±3.67 μIU/ml).Proportion of subclinical hypothyroidism was statistically similar. After treatmentwith steroid, number of subclinical hypothyroid cases reduced in both groups withreduction of TSH value (3.13±1.14 vs 5.38±2.52 μIU/ml). But significant difference inTSH value was observed in between two groups. There was persistence of subclinicalhypothyroidism after treatment with steroid among 16.6 % (14.2% grade II and2.3% grade I) children with atypically presented NS and which is statisticallysignificant (p=0.006). Conclusion: Subclinical hypothyroidism persists in atypically presented nephroticsyndrome even after treatment with steroid. Chatt Maa Shi Hosp Med Coll J; Vol.19 (1); January 2020; Page 28-32


2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 204-214
Author(s):  
Munir Abu-Helalah ◽  
Hussam Ahmad Alshraideh ◽  
Sameeh Abdulkareem Al-Sarayreh ◽  
AbdelFattah Al-Hader

Abstract Objectives. Given the high prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH), defined as high thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and normal free thyroxine (FT4), and uncertainty on treatment, one of the major challenges in clinical practice is whether to initiate the treatment for SCH or to keep the patients under surveillance. There is no published study that has identified predictors of short-term changes in thyroid status amongst patients with mild elevation of TSH (4.5–10 mIU/L). Subjects and Results. A cohort study was conducted on patients with SCH detected through a general population screening program, who were followed for six months. This project identified factors predicting progression to hypothyroid status, persistent SCH and transient cases. A total of 656 participants joined the study (431 controls and 225 were patients with SCH). A part of participants (12.2%) developed biochemical hypothyroidism during the follow-up, while 73.8% of the subjects became euthyroid and the remained ones (13.4%) stayed in the SCH status. The incidence of overt hypothyroidism for participants with TSH above 6.9 mIU/L was 36.7%, with incidence of 42.3% for females. Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO) positivity is an important predictor of development of hypothyroidism; however, it could be also positive due to transient thyroiditis. Conclusions. It can be concluded that females with TSH above 6.9 mIU/L, particularly those with free triiodothyronine (FT3) and FT4 in the lower half of the reference range, are more likely to develop biochemical hypothyroidism. Therefore, it is recommended to give them a trial of levothyroxine replacement. It is also recommended to repeat TSH after six months for male subjects and participants with baseline TSH equal or less than 6.9 mIU/L.


2008 ◽  
Vol 158 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesper Karmisholt ◽  
Peter Laurberg

ObjectiveTo explore the possibility of predicting decline or improvement in thyroid function over 1 year, and to investigate the correlations of serum TSH (s-TSH) with hypothyroidism-related symptoms and signs, serum thyroid peroxidase antibody (s-TPO-Ab) and urinary iodine excretion in individual patients with untreated subclinical hypothyroidism (SH).DesignMonthly repeated measurement study without intervention.MethodsTwenty-one patients without former thyroid disease who had been identified with s-TSH between 5 and 12 mU/l and normal serum thyroxine (s-T4) at two occasions were enrolled. Subsequently, 13 monthly measurements of s-TSH, hypothyroidism-related symptoms and signs, serum free T4, s-TPO-Ab and urinary iodine excretion were performed.ResultsOver the study year, s-TSH increased significantly in 5 patients, 16 had unchanged s-TSH, whereas none improved. From clinical and biochemical inclusion data, it was not possible to predict who would later increase in s-TSH. In individual patients, a highly significant correlation between s-TSH and s-TPO-Ab was found (r=0.37, P<0.0001) and also between s-TSH and urinary iodine excretion (r=0.14, P=0.034). No correlation between s-TSH and clinical symptoms and signs was observed. Time shift showed best correlation between s-TSH and s-TPO-Ab measured at the same time point, whereas urinary iodine excretion correlated best to s-TSH and s-TPO-Ab obtained 1 month later.ConclusionAt the time of inclusion, it was not possible to identify the 24% of SH patients who would show deterioration in thyroid function over the following year. Impairment in thyroid function varied in parallel with thyroid autoimmunity, whereas high urinary iodine excretion predicted high s-TSH and s-TPO-Ab 1 month later.


2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (01) ◽  
pp. 37-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Tohidi ◽  
Arash Derakhshan ◽  
Samaneh Akbarpour ◽  
Atieh Amouzegar ◽  
Ladan Mehran ◽  
...  

AbstractThe objective of the study was to investigate the relation of different thyroid function states with the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD)/coronary heart disease (CHD) among a Middle-Eastern population with a high incidence of CVD/CHD. A total of 3975 participants entered the study (43.6% men). According to their thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxin (FT4) levels, the participants were categorized into 5 groups: euthyroid, subclinical hypothyroidism, overt hypothyroidism, subclinical hyperthyroidism, and overt hyperthyroidism. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard models were used to assess the relation of different thyroid function states with incident CVD/CHD, with euthyroid state as reference. The mean age (SD) of the participants was 46.5 (12.0) years. At baseline, no significant difference was observed in the frequency of prevalent CVD cases (n=201) between all groups. No significant interaction was found between prevalent CVD and different thyroid function states with outcomes, hence, we did not exclude participants with prevalent CVD from data analysis. A total of 400 CVD events (358 CHD cases) during a median follow-up of 11.2 years (inter-quartile range: 1.96) occurred. During the follow-up, even in the age and sex adjusted model, no association was observed between different states of thyroid dysfunction and incidence of CVD/CHD. The multivariable hazard ratios (95% CI) of subclinical hypothyroidism, hypothyroidism, subclinical hyperthyroidism, and hyperthyroidism for CVD events were 1.21 (0.77–1.88), 0.76 (0.33–1.69), 0.81 (0.46–1.41) and 1.48 (0.70–3.16), respectively. Both at baseline and during follow-up, no relation was observed between different states of thyroid function with prevalence and incidence of CVD/CHD.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derya Kalyoncu ◽  
Nafiye Urganci

Objective. Aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease, persistence of antithyroid antibodies, effect of gluten-free diet, and long-term outcome of thyroid function in pediatric patients with celiac disease (CD).Methods. 67 patients with CD aged from 1 year to 16 years were screened for thyroid antithyroperoxidase, antithyroglobulin and anti-TSH receptor antibodies, serum free triiodothyronine, free thyroxine, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) at diagnosis and during follow-up.Results. None of the patients had antithyroid antibodies at diagnosis. Antithyroid antibodies became positive in 16.4% of the patients (11/67) 2 to 3 years after the diagnosis of CD. Clinical hypothyroidism was observed only in 3 of 11 CD patients with positive antithyroid antibodies (27.2%). The antithyroid antibodies positive and negative patients did not differ significantly according to compliance to GFD (P>0.05). A statistically significant difference was observed only in age, in which the patients with positive antithyroid antibodies were younger than the patients with negative antithyroid antibodies (P=0.004). None of the patients had any change in their thyroid function and antibody profile during their follow-up.Conclusion. Antithyroid antibodies were detected in younger pediatric patients with CD and the prevalence of antithyroid antibodies did not correlate with the duration of gluten intake.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A840-A841
Author(s):  
David T W Lui ◽  
Chi Ho Lee ◽  
Wing Sun Chow ◽  
Alan C H Lee ◽  
Anthony Raymond Tam ◽  
...  

Abstract Objective: Occurrence of Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) raised the concern about severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) triggering thyroid autoimmunity. Uncertainties remain regarding incident thyroid dysfunction and autoimmunity among COVID-19 survivors. We carried out a prospective study to characterize the evolution of thyroid function and autoimmunity among COVID-19 survivors. Method: Consecutive adult patients, without known thyroid disorders, admitted to Queen Mary Hospital for confirmed COVID-19 from 21 July to 21 September 2020 were included. Serum levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (fT4), free triiodothyronine (fT3) and anti-thyroid antibodies were measured on admission and at 3 months. Positive anti-thyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) and anti-thyroglobulin (anti-Tg) was defined by &gt;100 units. Results: Among 200 COVID-19 survivors, 122 had reassessment thyroid function tests (TFTs) (median age: 57.5 years; 49.2% men). Baseline characteristics of patients who did and did not have reassessment were comparable. Among the 20 patients with baseline abnormal TFTs on admission, mostly low fT3, 15 recovered. Of the 102 patients with normal TFTs on admission, two (2.0%) had new onset abnormal TFTs, which may represent TFTs in different phases of thyroiditis (one had mildly elevated TSH 5.8 mIU/L, with normal fT4 [16 pmol/L] and fT3 [4.3 pmol/L], the other had mildly raised fT4 25 pmol/L with normal TSH [1.1 mIU/L] and fT3 [4.7 pmol/L]). Among 104 patients with anti-thyroid antibody titers reassessed, we observed increases in anti-TPO (baseline: 28.3 units [IQR 14.0-67.4] vs reassessment: 35.0 units [IQR: 18.8-99.0]; p&lt;0.001) and anti-Tg titers (baseline: 6.6 units [IQR 4.9-15.6] vs reassessment: 8.7 units [IQR: 6.6-15.4]; p&lt;0.001), but no change in anti-TSHR titer (baseline: 1.0 IU/L [IQR: 0.8-1.2] vs reassessment: 1.0 IU/L [IQR: 0.8-1.3]; p=0.486). Of the 82 patients with negative anti-TPO at baseline, 16 had significant interval increase in anti-TPO titer by &gt;12 units (2×6 [precision of the anti-TPO assay in normal range being 6 units per SD]), of these, four became anti-TPO positive. Factors associated a significant increase in anti-TPO titer included worse baseline clinical severity (p=0.018), elevated C-reactive protein during hospitalization (p=0.033), and higher baseline anti-TPO titer (p=0.005). Conclusion: Majority of thyroid dysfunction on admission recovered during convalescence. Abnormal TFTs suggestive of thyroiditis could occur during convalescence, though uncommon. Importantly, we provided the novel observation of an increase in anti-thyroid antibody titers post-COVID-19, suggesting the potential of SARS-CoV-2 in triggering thyroid autoimmunity, which warrants further follow-up for incident thyroid dysfunction among COVID-19 survivors.


2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Inass Hassan Ahmad ◽  
Marwa khairy Abd Elwahab ◽  
Mervat El Shahat El Wakeel ◽  
Mohamed A. M. Kamal ◽  
Marwa Elhady

Abstract Background Obesity-related oxidation stress plays a key role in obesity complications; however, its relation to thyroid status is an area for further research. The study aimed to assess thyroid function in obese children and its relation to oxidative deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage. Results Fifty obese and 40 normal weight children were included. Anthropometric measurement, lipid profile, thyroid function, anti-thyroglobulin antibody, thyroid peroxidase antibody, and 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine serum level as marker of oxidative DNA damage were measured. Thirty-six percent of children with obesity have subclinical hypothyroidism. Central obesity but not oxidative DNA damage and lipid profile was significantly associated with subclinical hypothyroidism. Waist circumference > 97th centile increases the risk for subclinical hypothyroidism (odd ratio 10.82; confidence interval 95% 2.75–42.409; p-value<0.001). Conclusion Central obesity represents a risk factor for subclinical hypothyroidism in obese children. Oxidation DNA damage did not show significant association with subclinical hypothyroidism.


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