Figures & data
Table 1 Prevalence of overt and subclinical hypothyroidism in elderly people
Table 2 Incidence of overt hypothyroidism in elderly people
Table 3 Unrecognized cases of overt hypothyroidism in elderly people at different scenarios
Table 4 Studies that estimated presence of symptoms in groups of subjects with overt and/or subclinical hypothyroidism compared to euthyroid subjects
Table 5 Results of clinical trials for treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism focusing on different outcomes
Table 6 Progression of normal thyroid status to subclinical hypothyroidism and of subclinical hypothyroidism to overt hypothyroidism
Table 7 Incidence of cardiovascular events, death, and other outcomes in people with subclinical hypothyroidism in cohort studies
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