No Effect of Levothyroxine on Hemoglobin in Older Adults With Subclinical Hypothyroidism: Pooled Results From 2 Randomized Controlled Trials.
Robert S Du PuyRosalinde K E PoortvlietSimon P MooijaartDavid J StottTerry QuinnNaveed SattarRudi G J WestendorpPatricia M KearneyVera J C McCarthyStephen ByrneNicolas RodondiOliver BaretellaTinh-Hai ColletDiana van HeemstOlaf M DekkersJ Wouter JukemaJohannes W A SmitJacobijn GusseklooWendy P J den ElzenPublished in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2022)
In persons aged 65 years and older with subclinical hypothyroidism, treatment with levothyroxine does not lead to a rise in hemoglobin levels, regardless of the presence of anemia.