Arch Intern Med
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Association between thyroid dysfunction and total cholesterol level in an older biracial population: the health, aging and body composition study.
Thyroid dysfunction increases with age. Less is known about the prevalence of thyroid disease in older black adults and whether an association between thyroid function and serum cholesterol level exists, as in older white adults. ⋯ Healthy community-dwelling older black adults have a lower prevalence of thyroid dysfunction compared with older white adults, but the association between increased thyrotropin and increased cholesterol levels is similar in both races.