TSH reference values for adult Brazilian population

  • Rosario P
  • Xavier A
  • Calsolari M
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OBJECTIVE: To establish limits of normal serum TSH for the adult (18 to 60 years) Brazilian population according to recommendations of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Healthy volunteers were evaluated and those fulfilling the following clinical criteria were selected: absence of known thyroid disease; no use of any interfering medications; no history of head and neck external radiotherapy, type 1 diabetes or autoimmune disease; no family history of thyroid disease, and absence of goiter or palpable nodules. Subjects with anti-thyroperoxidase antibodies and/or altered free T4 were excluded. The sample consisted of 960 subjects (480 males and 480 females). RESULTS: TSH values corresponding to the 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles of the sample were 0.43 and 3.24 mIU/L, respectively. TSH values > 2.5 mIU/L were observed in 9.15% of the volunteers and levels > 3 mIU/L in 3.11%. CONCLUSION: The present study suggests an upper limit of normal TSH of approximately 3.5 mIU/L.OBJETIVO: Estabelecer os limites de normalidade do TSH sérico em uma população adulta (18 a 60 anos) brasileira, conforme as recomendações da National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. SUJEITOS E MÉTODOS: Inicialmente foram avaliados voluntários saudáveis e selecionados aqueles sem doença tireoidiana conhecida, uso de medicamentos interferentes, passado de radioterapia externa de cabeça e pescoço, diabetes tipo 1 ou doença autoimune, história familiar de doença tireoidiana, bócio ou nódulos palpáveis. Indivíduos com anticorpos antitireoperoxidase (TPOAb) e/ou T4 livre alterado foram excluídos. A amostra foi composta de 960 participantes (480 de cada sexo). RESULTADOS: Os valores correspondentes aos percentis 2,5 e 97,5 da amostra foram 0,43 e 3,24 mIU/L, respectivamente. TSH > 2,5 mIU/L foi visto em 9,15% dos indivíduos e > 3 mIU/L em 3,11%. CONCLUSÃO: Nosso estudo sugere para a população adulta brasileira o limite superior normal do TSH de aproximadamente 3,5 mIU/L.

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Rosario, P. W., Xavier, A. C. M., & Calsolari, M. R. (2010). TSH reference values for adult Brazilian population. Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia, 54(7), 603–606. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0004-27302010000700003

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