Thyroid Disease May Be Overdiagnosed, Study Finds
Clinicians currently diagnosing thyroid disease may not account for factors that may influence hormone levels, such as race, sex, and age. But including these variables changed the diagnoses for many patients with subclinical hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism in a recent study.
Clinicians currently diagnosing thyroid disease may not account for factors that may influence hormone levels, such as race, sex, and age. But including these variables changed the diagnoses for many patients with subclinical hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism in a recent study.
