Incidence and determinants of spontaneous normalization of subclinical hypothyroidism in older adults.
Evie van der SpoelNicolien A van VlietRosalinde K E PoortvlietRobert S Du PuyWendy P J den ElzenTerence J QuinnDavid J StottNaveed SattarPatricia M KearneyManuel R BlumHeba AlwanNicolas RodondiTinh-Hai ColletRudi G J WestendorpBart E BallieuxJ Wouter JukemaOlaf M DekkersJacobijn GusseklooSimon P MooijaartDiana van HeemstPublished in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2023)
Since TSH levels spontaneously normalized in a large proportion of older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism (also after confirmation by repeat measurement), a third measurement may be recommended before considering treatment.