Ann Endocrinol Paris
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Ann Endocrinol Paris · Dec 2004
[Thyroid hormone levels and thyroid dysfunction of French adults participating in the SU.VI.MAX study].
Abnormal thyroid function has important public health consequences. However, the various degrees of thyroid dysfunction remain unsettled. The SU. ⋯ In summary, abnormal TSH values and thyroid dysfunction were more prevalent in women than men, increased with age and were significantly associated with environmental factors. A high prevalence of identified thyroid diseases in the French population was confirmed by the high number of subjects in this study with laboratory evidence of abnormal biochemical thyroid function. Further studies are needed to determine the geographical determinants of thyroid dysfunctions, especially regional differences in iodine intakes, and to assess the long-term adverse effects of biochemical thyroid dysfunction on all-cause morbidity.