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Subclinical thyroid dysfunction and circulating thyroid hormones are not associated with bone turnover markers or incident hip fracture in older men.

Ranita SiruHelman AlfonsoS A Paul ChubbJonathan GolledgeLeon FlickerBu B Yeap
Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2018)
In euthyroid older men, TSH and FT4 were not associated with BTMs or incident hip fracture. Our findings differ from those previously described in postmenopausal women.
Keyphrases
  • hip fracture
  • bone mineral density
  • postmenopausal women
  • middle aged
  • cardiovascular disease
  • community dwelling
  • body composition
  • physical activity
  • oxidative stress
  • type diabetes