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Comparison of TSH reference levels from the literature |
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| Author |
Year |
n |
Population Age in years |
TSH levels |
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| De Rosa [6] |
1996 |
259 |
12 – 82 |
0.3 – 3.32 |
| Taimela [7] |
1997 |
262 |
23 – 69 |
0.6 – 4.3 |
| Bjoro [8] |
2000 |
19327 f 9754 m |
20–80 |
0.49 – 5.70 f 0.56 – 4.60 m |
| Steinmetz [9] |
2000 |
1348 |
45–70 |
0.43 – 3.71 |
| Hollowell [10] |
2002 |
13344 |
12 – 80 |
0,45 – 4,12 |
| Hubl [11] |
2002 |
1030 |
18 – 90 |
0.19 – 4.25 |
| Hübner [12] |
2002 |
43 |
15–18 (study subgroup) |
0.56 – 4.53 |
| Gonzalez-Sagrado [13] |
2004 |
304 |
12–94 |
0.51 – 5.95 |
| Jensen [14] |
2004 |
1512 |
17 – 66 |
0.58 – 4.07 |
| D'Herbomez [15] |
2005 |
710 |
18 – 65 |
0.35 – 3.48 |
| Kratzsch [16] |
2005 |
870 |
18 – 68 |
0.3 – 3.63 |
| Moncayo [17] |
2005 |
14981 |
20–89 |
0.3 – 3.5 |
| Völzke [18] |
2005 |
1488 |
20–79 |
0.25 – 2.12 |
| Zöphel [19] |
2005 |
1442 |
Unkown |
0.3 – 3.35 |
| Dhatt [20] |
2006 |
959 |
16 – 75 |
0.3 – 4.32 |
| O'Leary [21] |
2006 |
2026 |
29 – 70 |
0.4 – 4.0 |
| Total number of observations |
69659 |
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Moncayo et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2007 7:5 doi:10.1186/1472-6823-7-5 |
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