The prevalence of thyroid dysfunction according to TSH level alone in She ethnic minority group of Fujian province

VernacularTitle:福建省畲族人群单根据TSH水平来评定甲状腺功能异常患病率的调查
Author: Juan WU ; Fengsen LIN ; Yufang QIAO ; Xiangqing ZHU ; Zhaoqiao CHEN ; Lixiang LING ; Gang CHEN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: She ethnicity; Thyroid dysfunction; TSH; TPOAb
From: Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2013;29(11):968-970
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: In 2009,5 523 participants of She nationality living in Ningde City of Fujian province were multistage-stratified and randomly collected,and 5 080 were enrolled in analysis eventually.The TSH screening (reference range,0.3-3.0 mIU/L) revealed biochemical hyperthyroidism in 2.4％ (2.1％ of males and 2.7％ of females) and biochemical hypothyroidism in 9.7％ (7.4％ of males and 11.4％ of females) of the participants.The prevalence of positive TPOAbs was 10.8％ (7.4％ of males and 13.5％ of females).TSH values outside the normal reference range were associated with a higher prevalence of positive TPOAbs,indicating that autoimmunity seems to be an important factor in both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.