Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Subclinical hypothyroidism is a condition characterized by elevated serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels with normal free thyroxine (FT4) concentrations. It is commonly seen in women over the age of 55 but can also affect younger individuals. The most frequent cause is autoimmune thyroiditis, and the condition may progress to overt hypothyroidism, particularly in patients with positive thyroid autoantibodies and higher TSH levels. Symptoms may be mild or absent, but younger patients (
Authors: Vishnu Priya PS, Sathish Kumar V, AS Suman Sankar, Nabila Begum A
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410164065