Authors
Mauro Giovanni Carta, Andrea Loviselli, Maria Carolina Hardoy, Sergio Massa, Mariangela Cadeddu, Claudia Sardu, Bernardo Carpiniello, Liliana Dell'Osso, Stefano Mariotti
Publication date
2004/12
Journal
BMC psychiatry
Volume
4
Pages
1-5
Publisher
BioMed Central
Description
Background
To evaluate the association between mood and anxiety disorders and thyroid autoimmunity in a community sample. Methods: A community based sample of 222 subjects was examined. Psychiatric diagnoses were formulated using the International Composite Diagnostic Interview Simplified (CIDIS), according to DSM-IV criteria. All subjects underwent a complete thyroid evaluation including physical examination, thyroid echography and measure of serum free T4 (FT4), free T3 (FT3), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and anti-thyroid peroxidase autoantibodies (anti-TPO).
Results
16.6% of the overall sample had an anti-TPO value above the normal cut-off. Subjects with at least one diagnosis of anxiety disorders (OR = 4.2, C.L. 95% 1.9–38.8) or mood disorders (OR = 2.9, Cl 95% 1.4–6.6, P < 0.011) were positive for serum anti-TPO more …
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