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. 1991 Apr;81(4):505–506. doi: 10.2105/ajph.81.4.505

Report of an association between race and thyroid stimulating hormone level.

J M Schectman 1, G A Kallenberg 1, R P Hirsch 1, R J Shumacher 1
PMCID: PMC1405055  PMID: 2003636

Abstract

We examined the association between race and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level in 809 consecutive Black or White adults tested for mild suspicion of hypothyroidism with a normal TSH result. The mean TSH level of Blacks was 0.4 (SE .053) mU/L lower than that for Whites after age and sex adjustment, race explaining 6.5 percent of the variation in TSH levels. A validation sample yield similar results. This finding supports the possibility that differences in thyroid function and/or regulation may be associated with race.

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