Type 2 diabetes does not predict incident thyroid dysfunction in the elderly

Bamini Gopinath; Jie Jin Wang; Annette Kifley; Jack R Wall; Stephen R Leeder; Paul Mitchell

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2008.08.017

Type 2 diabetes does not predict incident thyroid dysfunction in the elderly

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2008 Dec;82(3):e11-3. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2008.08.017. Epub 2008 Oct 5.

Authors

Bamini Gopinath¹, Jie Jin Wang, Annette Kifley, Jack R Wall, Stephen R Leeder, Paul Mitchell

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

PMID: 18838187
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2008.08.017

Abstract

Thyroid dysfunction was assessed in an older population-based cohort with type 2 diabetes. Among type 2 diabetes subjects, 7.1% had incident thyroid dysfunction versus 3.8% in those without diabetes (odds ratio 1.97, 95% confidence interval 0.88-4.38). Screening of thyroid dysfunction in older diabetes subjects is not supported by these findings.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Cohort Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology
Female
Health Services for the Aged
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Surveys and Questionnaires
Thyroid Diseases / epidemiology
Thyroid Diseases / etiology*