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In older men, the reference interval for TSH in older men is shifted upward, whereas the reference interval for FT4 is compressed compared with the conventional reference ranges. Applying reference intervals based on healthy older men identifies a substantial number of older men as having overt thyroid disease or subclinical hyperthyroidism and reduces the number classified as having subclinical hypothyroidism.
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