Thyroid function status in patients with hypothyroidism on thyroxine replacement and associated factors: a retrospective cohort study in primary care
Around six in ten patients were euthyroid with thyroxine replacement for hypothyroidism in primary care over two years. Thyroxine under-replacement was associated with male gender and obesity. The proportion of euthyroid patients developing abnormal thyroid function doubled with TFTs at six, 12 and 24-month intervals.
Authors
- Ding Xuan Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8245-9367)
- Ngiap Chuan Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5946-1149)
- Kalaipriya Gunasekaran
Institutions
- SingHealth (SG)
- SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (SG)
- SingHealth Polyclinics (SG)
- Duke-NUS Medical School (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2024-10-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02613-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.36
Funders
- Duke-NUS Medical School