Schectman J M, Kallenberg G A, Hirsch R P, Shumacher R J
George Washington University Medical Center, Department of Health Care Sciences, Washington, DC 20037.
Am J Public Health. 1991 Apr;81(4):505-6. doi: 10.2105/ajph.81.4.505.
We examined the association between race and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level in 809 consecutive Black or White adults tested for mild suspicion of hypothyroidism with a normal TSH result. The mean TSH level of Blacks was 0.4 (SE .053) mU/L lower than that for Whites after age and sex adjustment, race explaining 6.5 percent of the variation in TSH levels. A validation sample yield similar results. This finding supports the possibility that differences in thyroid function and/or regulation may be associated with race.
我们对809名因轻度疑似甲状腺功能减退而接受检测且促甲状腺激素（TSH）结果正常的连续黑人或白人成年人，研究了种族与TSH水平之间的关联。在对年龄和性别进行调整后，黑人的平均TSH水平比白人低0.4（标准误0.053）mU/L，种族解释了TSH水平变异的6.5%。一个验证样本也得出了类似结果。这一发现支持了甲状腺功能和/或调节方面的差异可能与种族有关的可能性。
