Age and sex-specific TSH upper-limit reference intervals in the general French population: There is a need to adjust our actual practices

Abstract

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Factors influencing the reference interval of thyroid‐stimulating hormone in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…After reading the remaining 251 articles, 216 articles were excluded. Finally, the remaining 19 7 , 8 , 9 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 studies were included in this meta‐analysis (14 published in English and 5 in Chinese). The flow chart is as follows (Figure 1 ).…”

Reference Intervals for Serum Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Based on a Recent Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study and Meta-Analysis

“…Twenty-three articles were included, of which 7 articles contained a survey on both reference and disease-free populations. In addition, the TIDE study was also included in the present meta-analysis; thus, 31 studies were included ( 12 , 19 , 20 , 24 – 44 ).…”

“…The raw data supporting the TIDE study will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation. The selected studies supporting the meta-analysis were obtained from public databases (i.e., PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library databases and Google Scholar) ( 12 , 19 , 20 , 24 – 44 ), and the detailed information can be found in the Reference.…”

“…Specifically, the disease-free population includes subjects without reported thyroid disease, goiter, or use of treatments affecting thyroid function ( 2 ). Although the RI for TSH calculated based on the disease-free standard is not as accurate as the NACB standard, several large-scale studies based on this method have provided valuable information about the specific RIs for TSH in different regions ( 19 , 20 ).…”