Reference intervals for serum TSH concentrations of healthy children from the Central Region of Brazil
Tula Beatriz Brandão Caldas Meirelles-Cardoso,
Natasha Slhessarenko,
Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes
Abstract:Objective:The objective of this study was to determine the serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration reference intervals (RIs) of healthy children aged 1 to 10 years of both sexes, living in the Central Region of Brazil. Subjects and methods: 1,735 children [869 (50.1%) female; 866 (49.9%) male] enrolled in the morning shift of 47 pre-and 83 public elementary schools in the municipality of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, were studied by gathering anthropometric and social data and their medical history. A blo… Show more
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