Higher free thyroxine levels are associated with all-cause mortality in euthyroid older men: the Health In Men Study.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:Thyroid dysfunction predicts poorer health outcomes, but the relationship between thyroid hormone levels within the reference range and mortality in older adults remains unclear. In this study, we examined the associations between the concentrations of free thyroxine (FT4) and TSH and all-cause mortality in older men without thyroid disease. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:We performed a longitudinal study in community-dwelling men aged 70-89 years. Men with thyroid disease or taking thyroid-related medications were excluded. Baseline FT4 and TSH levels were assayed. Incident deaths were ascertained using data linkage. RESULTS:There were 3885 men without thyroid disease followed for (means.d.) 6.41.5 years, during which time 837 had died (21.5%). men who had died had higher baseline ft4 levels (16.22.3 vs 15.82.1 pmol/l, p0.001), but comparable tsh levels (2.41.5 vs 2.31.5 miu/l, P=0.250). After accounting for age, smoking, physical factors and medical comorbidities, higher circulating ft4 levels predicted all-cause mortality (quartile Q4 vs quartiles Q1Q3: FT4 levels ≥ 17.32 vs <17.32 pmol/l: adjusted hazard ratio (HR)=1.19, 95% CI=1.02-1.39, P=0.025). TSH levels did not predict mortality. After excluding men with subclinical hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, there were 3442 men and 737 who had died (21.4%). In these men, higher FT4 levels remained independently associated with all-cause mortality (quartile Q4 vs quartiles Q1-Q3: adjusted HR=1.19, 95% CI=1.02-1.41, P=0.032). CONCLUSIONS:Higher FT4 levels are associated with all-cause mortality in euthyroid older men, independently of conventional risk factors and medical comorbidities. Additional research is needed to determine whether or not this relationship is causal and to clarify the utility of thyroid function testing to stratify mortality risk in ageing men.

journal_name

Eur J Endocrinol

authors

Yeap BB,Alfonso H,Hankey GJ,Flicker L,Golledge J,Norman PE,Chubb SA

doi

10.1530/EJE-13-0306

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-09-12 00:00:00

pages

401-8

issue

4

eissn

0804-4643

issn

1479-683X

pii

EJE-13-0306

journal_volume

169

pub_type

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