Journal of Thyroid Disorders & Therapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-7948
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2167-7948
+44 1300 500008
Lilia Cárdenas-Ibarra
University Hospital Dr. Jose E. Gonazalez and Faculty of Medicine,
Av. Madero s / n, Colonia Mitras Centro, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico C.P. 64460
Mexico
Research Article
Physical Performance in Elderly Outpatients with Subclinical Hypothyroidism Compared with Euthyroid Counterparts
Author(s): Abraham A. Vázquez-García, Lilia Cárdenas-Ibarra, Jesús Z. Villarreal-Pérez, Sandra Meza, Daniel Gamez, Jorge Platt, Guillermo Guajardo-Álvarez, David Saucedo and Francisco Torres-PérezAbraham A. Vázquez-García, Lilia Cárdenas-Ibarra, Jesús Z. Villarreal-Pérez, Sandra Meza, Daniel Gamez, Jorge Platt, Guillermo Guajardo-Álvarez, David Saucedo and Francisco Torres-Pérez
Background: There continues to be controversy on the clinical relevance of elderly mild subclinical hypothyroidism (SH), defined as a TSH elevation (4.0-9.99 μIU/L) with normal free thyroxin levels.
Objective: To compare physical performance (PP) in elderly individuals with a TSH level above normal range versus normal counterparts. Design: Case-control study of ambulatory patients enrolled between January 2009 and December 2010. Setting: Outpatient geriatric service.
Participants: Elderly individuals 65-84 years old (y/o) with SH and without conditions known to affect physical mobility.
Measurements: The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) was performed. The statistical analysis used the Mantel-Haenszel odds ratio (M-H-OR) method and Student’s t test with an alpha of 0.05. Resu.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-7948.1000212