作者对在同一地区、住家和医院中559名65岁以上的受试者进行了临床和生化研究,发现7例患甲状腺疾病。80岁以上的人中甲状腺功能减退的罹患率为0.94％,甲状腺功能亢进者为0.47％。这7例患者中5例在临床上疑有甲状腺疾病。血清甲状 The authors conducted a clinical and biochemical study of 559 subjects over the age of 65 in the same area, homes and hospitals and found that 7 had thyroid disease. The prevalence of hypothyroidism was 0.94% among those over 80 years old and 0.47% for those with hyperthyroidism. Five of the seven patients were clinically suspected of having thyroid disease. Serum thyroid