Potential determinants of thyroid peroxidase antibodies and mortality risk: results from the ELSA-Brasil study.
Vandrize MeneghiniWilliam Rodrigues TebarItamar Souza SantosCarolina Castro Porto Silva JanovskyBianca de Almeida-PitittoMarina Gabriela BirckPaulo Andrade LotufoAlessandra Carvalho GoulartJosé Augusto SgarbiPatrícia de Fátima Dos Santos TeixeiraGisela Tunes da SilvaIsabela Judith Martins BensenorPublished in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2023)
Sociodemographic and lifestyle-related factors were determinants of multiple TPOAb categories. TPOAb levels were associated with mortality risk, however the low mortality rate in this sample might have compromised this finding. We suggest further studies to explore the clinical importance of detectable TPOAb levels, not only its positivity, as a potential marker of inflammation.