Observations on thyroid function tests in the elderly.
One hundred elderly men and women living in old people's homes and 95 in a long-stay geriatric hospital were investigated for thyroid function by measuring the serum thyroxine, T-3 uptake and calculating the free thyroxine index. The values obtained were found to be within the normal adult range in 97% of the subjects studied. No significant correlation was found between albumin and T-3 uptake, except in men in hospital.
D000368:Aged; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000378:metabolism
D001798:Blood Proteins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013974:Thyroxine