TY - JOUR
T1 - Subclinical Hypothyroidism and the Risk of Stroke Events and Fatal Stroke
T2 - An Individual Participant Data Analysis
AU - Chaker, Layal
AU - Baumgartner, Christine
AU - den Elzen, Wendy P J
AU - Ikram, M Arfan
AU - Blum, Manuel R
AU - Collet, Tinh-Hai
AU - Bakker, Stephan J L
AU - Dehghan, Abbas
AU - Drechsler, Christiane
AU - Luben, Robert N
AU - Hofman, Albert
AU - Portegies, Marileen L P
AU - Medici, Marco
AU - Iervasi, Giorgio
AU - Stott, David J
AU - Ford, Ian
AU - Bremner, Alexandra
AU - Wanner, Christoph
AU - Ferrucci, Luigi
AU - Newman, Anne B
AU - Dullaart, Robin P
AU - Sgarbi, José A
AU - Ceresini, Graziano
AU - Maciel, Rui M B
AU - Westendorp, Rudi G
AU - Jukema, J Wouter
AU - Imaizumi, Misa
AU - Franklyn, Jayne A
AU - Bauer, Douglas C
AU - Walsh, John P
AU - Razvi, Salman
AU - Khaw, Kay-Tee
AU - Cappola, Anne R
AU - Völzke, Henry
AU - Franco, Oscar H
AU - Gussekloo, Jacobijn
AU - Rodondi, Nicolas
AU - Peeters, Robin P
AU - Thyroid Studies Collaboration
PY - 2015/6/1
Y1 - 2015/6/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine the risk of stroke associated with subclinical hypothyroidism.DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SELECTION: Published prospective cohort studies were identified through a systematic search through November 2013 without restrictions in several databases. Unpublished studies were identified through the Thyroid Studies Collaboration. We collected individual participant data on thyroid function and stroke outcome. Euthyroidism was defined as TSH levels of 0.45-4.49 mIU/L, and subclinical hypothyroidism was defined as TSH levels of 4.5-19.9 mIU/L with normal T4 levels.DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: We collected individual participant data on 47 573 adults (3451 subclinical hypothyroidism) from 17 cohorts and followed up from 1972-2014 (489 192 person-years). Age- and sex-adjusted pooled hazard ratios (HRs) for participants with subclinical hypothyroidism compared to euthyroidism were 1.05 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.91-1.21) for stroke events (combined fatal and nonfatal stroke) and 1.07 (95% CI, 0.80-1.42) for fatal stroke. Stratified by age, the HR for stroke events was 3.32 (95% CI, 1.25-8.80) for individuals aged 18-49 years. There was an increased risk of fatal stroke in the age groups 18-49 and 50-64 years, with a HR of 4.22 (95% CI, 1.08-16.55) and 2.86 (95% CI, 1.31-6.26), respectively (p trend 0.04). We found no increased risk for those 65-79 years old (HR, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.86-1.18) or ≥80 years old (HR, 1.31; 95% CI, 0.79-2.18). There was a pattern of increased risk of fatal stroke with higher TSH concentrations.CONCLUSIONS: Although no overall effect of subclinical hypothyroidism on stroke could be demonstrated, an increased risk in subjects younger than 65 years and those with higher TSH concentrations was observed.
AB - OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine the risk of stroke associated with subclinical hypothyroidism.DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SELECTION: Published prospective cohort studies were identified through a systematic search through November 2013 without restrictions in several databases. Unpublished studies were identified through the Thyroid Studies Collaboration. We collected individual participant data on thyroid function and stroke outcome. Euthyroidism was defined as TSH levels of 0.45-4.49 mIU/L, and subclinical hypothyroidism was defined as TSH levels of 4.5-19.9 mIU/L with normal T4 levels.DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: We collected individual participant data on 47 573 adults (3451 subclinical hypothyroidism) from 17 cohorts and followed up from 1972-2014 (489 192 person-years). Age- and sex-adjusted pooled hazard ratios (HRs) for participants with subclinical hypothyroidism compared to euthyroidism were 1.05 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.91-1.21) for stroke events (combined fatal and nonfatal stroke) and 1.07 (95% CI, 0.80-1.42) for fatal stroke. Stratified by age, the HR for stroke events was 3.32 (95% CI, 1.25-8.80) for individuals aged 18-49 years. There was an increased risk of fatal stroke in the age groups 18-49 and 50-64 years, with a HR of 4.22 (95% CI, 1.08-16.55) and 2.86 (95% CI, 1.31-6.26), respectively (p trend 0.04). We found no increased risk for those 65-79 years old (HR, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.86-1.18) or ≥80 years old (HR, 1.31; 95% CI, 0.79-2.18). There was a pattern of increased risk of fatal stroke with higher TSH concentrations.CONCLUSIONS: Although no overall effect of subclinical hypothyroidism on stroke could be demonstrated, an increased risk in subjects younger than 65 years and those with higher TSH concentrations was observed.
U2 - 10.1210/jc.2015-1438
DO - 10.1210/jc.2015-1438
M3 - Review
C2 - 25856213
SN - 0021-972X
VL - 100
SP - 2181
EP - 2191
JO - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
JF - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
IS - 6
ER -