Hypothyroidism

The Healio and Endocrine Today editors have compiled the top thyroid news stories from 2022.

Adolescents with subclinical hypothyroidism do not have an increased risk for major depressive disorder compared with those with normal thyroid function, according to a study published in Thyroid.

Data from a Mendelian randomization analysis indicated a causal association between type 1 diabetes and hypothyroidism, leading researchers to recommend that people with type 1 diabetes undergo regular thyroid function tests.

Adults with a genetic susceptibility to COVID-19 infection may have an increased risk for hypothyroidism, according to findings from a Mendelian randomization published in Thyroid.

Individuals aged 65 years and older with a history of hypothyroidism were associated with an 81% increased risk for dementia, researchers reported in Neurology.

ATLANTA — COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with changes in thyroid function or an increased risk for adverse outcomes for people with hypothyroidism, according to data presented at ENDO 2022.

Both exogenous hyperthyroidism and exogenous hypothyroidism were linked to an elevated risk for cardiovascular mortality, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

Inpatients who are undertreated for hypothyroidism are more likely to be hospitalized longer and have a higher risk for readmission than those with normal thyroid-stimulating hormone levels, according to study findings.

In the past 20 years, researchers have refined knowledge on the benefits and risks of hormone therapy for symptoms associated with menopause.

The prevalence of hypothyroidism — overt and subclinical — is higher among women during the late menopause transition and postmenopause compared with premenopause, according to study findings.