Börner W
Aktuelle Gerontol. 1976 Feb;6(2):69-78.
The geriatric changes of thyroid function in healthy individuals are relatively low; therefore it is not necessary to take it into consideration for routine diagnostic work. Thyroid diseases show an increase with age and also a change of the clinical picture. Therefore, and because of being superimposed by symptoms of simulatneous second disease, it is necessary to start with the specific diagnostic earlier than in younger patients.
健康个体甲状腺功能的老年化变化相对较小；因此，在常规诊断工作中无需考虑这一点。甲状腺疾病的发病率随年龄增长而增加，临床症状也会发生变化。因此，由于同时存在的第二种疾病的症状会叠加，所以有必要比年轻患者更早地开始进行特异性诊断。
