Thyroid function and risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: a prospective population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Although thyroid hormones are irrefutably implicated in cardiovascular physiology, the impact of within-reference range variations of thyroid function on cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains unclear. Elucidating this is important, since it could foster preventive treatment and reduce global CVD burden. We therefore investigated the impact of within-reference range variations of thyroid function on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.

Methods

We included community-dwelling individuals aged 28-75 years from a prospective cohort study, without known use of thyroid-affecting therapy and with thyrotropin within reference range. Associations of thyroid function with mortality were quantified using Cox models and adjusted for sociodemographic and cardiovascular risk fact

SUBMITTER: Groothof D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7881952 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature