Type 2 diabetes does not predict incident thyroid dysfunction in the elderly.
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.
Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Bamini
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Gopinath
Jie Jin
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Wang
Annette
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Kifley
Jack R
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Wall
Stephen R
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Leeder
Paul
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Mitchell
D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*