title: Report of an association between race and thyroid stimulating hormone level.
abstract: We examined the association between race and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level in 809 consecutive Black or White adults tested for mild suspicion of hypothyroidism with a normal TSH result. The mean TSH level of Blacks was 0.4 (SE .053) mU/L lower than that for Whites after age and sex adjustment, race explaining 6.5 percent of the variation in TSH levels. A validation sample yield similar results. This finding supports the possibility that differences in thyroid function and/or regulation may be associated with race.
authors.affiliation: George Washington University Medical Center, Department of Health Care Sciences, Washington, DC 20037.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Schectman
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Kallenberg
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Shumacher
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D013972:Thyrotropin