Subclinical hyperthyroidism associated with an increased risk of hip and other fractures
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - 14:00
in Health & Medicine
In an analysis that included more than 70,000 participants from 13 studies, subclinical hyperthyroidism was associated with an increased risk for hip and other fractures including spine. Subclinical hyperthyroidism is a low serum thyroid-stimulating hormone concentration in a person without clinical symptoms and normal thyroid hormone concentrations on blood tests.