Accurately diagnosing thyroid function is critical to avoid harms of unnecessary treatment. This study found that age-, sex-, and race-specific reference intervals reclassified nearly half of ...

‘Thyroid function is measured by levels of TSH ... she had lost nearly 4st (24kg) - going from size 16 to a size 8/10. ‘I can also now happily do a full day’s work in the office and still ...

Adjusting the reference intervals of thyroid function diagnostic tests -- for age, sex, and race -- reclassified many people into different disease categories when compared with current reference ...