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Prevalence of antithyroperoxidase antibodies in a multiethnic Brazilian populat...
Janovsky,Carolina Castro Porto Silva; Bittencourt,Marcio Sommer; Goulart,Alessandra C.; Santos,Itamar S.; Almeida-Pititto,Bianca; Lotufo,Paulo A.ABSTRACT Objective In this study, we aimed to describe the prevalence and distribution of positive antithyroperoxidase antibodies (TPOAb) according to sex, age strata, and presence of thyroid dysfunction using baseline data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). Materials and methods Thyroid hormone tests were obtained from each study participant at baseline. Levels of thyroid-stim...
Date: 2019
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