Although the association between low FT3 and poor outcome has been extensively reported in literature, the degree of peripheral thyroxin deiodination and its relationship with frailty and survival in hospitalized older patients has not been fully established yet. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the possible correlation between FT3/FT4 ratio reduction, an indirect marker of thyroxin deiodination impairment, and frailty status and survival in hospitalized older patients.
Degree of peripheral thyroxin deiodination, frailty and long-term survival in hospitalized older patients
Pasqualetti, Giuseppe;Calsolaro, Valeria;Linsalata, Giuseppe;BIGAZZI, RENATO;Caraccio, Nadia;Monzani, Fabio
2018-01-01
Abstract
Although the association between low FT3 and poor outcome has been extensively reported in literature, the degree of peripheral thyroxin deiodination and its relationship with frailty and survival in hospitalized older patients has not been fully established yet. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the possible correlation between FT3/FT4 ratio reduction, an indirect marker of thyroxin deiodination impairment, and frailty status and survival in hospitalized older patients.File in questo prodotto:
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