title: Hypothyroidism in elderly hospital patients.
abstract: Three hundred and ninety-six patients aged 65 years and over who were admitted to Waitakere Hospital in 1967-77 were screened for hypothyroidism using an adjusted serum thyroxine, serum thyrotrophin, or both. Nine new cases were found. Eleven other patients were already under treatment with thyroxine, though one had defaulted; in six of these the validity of the diagnosis was confirmed. A further five patients had marginally raised levels of serum thyrotrophin, of doubtful significance. There were therefore 15 proven cases of hypothyroidism, an incidence of 3.8%.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D013972:Thyrotropin; D013974:Thyroxine