Epidemiology of thyroid disorders in the Lifelines Cohort Study (the Netherlands)
Background Thyroid hormone plays a pivotal role in human metabolism. In epidemiologic studies, adequate registration of thyroid disorders is warranted. We examined the prevalence of thyroid disorders, reported thyroid medication use, thyroid hormone levels, and validity of thyroid data obtained from questionnaires in the Lifelines Cohort Study. Methods We evaluated baseline data of all 152180 subjects (aged 18-93 years) of the Lifelines Cohort Study. At baseline, participants were asked about previous thyroid surgery and current and previous thyroid hormone use. At follow-up (n = 136776, after... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Wouters , H J C M , Slagter , S N , Muller Kobold , A C , van der Klauw , M M & Wolffenbuttel , B H R 2020 , ' Epidemiology of thyroid disorders in the Lifelines Cohort Study (the Netherlands) ' , PLoS ONE , vol. 15 , no. 11 , 0242795 , pp. 1-17 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242795 |
Schlagwörter: | HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY / CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE / OF-LIFE / HYPOTHYROIDISM / RISK / POPULATION / PREVALENCE / DYSFUNCTION / MORBIDITY / MORTALITY |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26826350 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://hdl.handle.net/11370/bb84defd-b00f-4da4-a749-bde441083189 |