Phew! Reassuring information

[helvella]

Very reassuring information!

Just looking up some reference intervals for thyroid function tests. One lab certainly seems to think that thyroid doesn’t affect life expectancy:

Free T4

up to 6 days 11 to 32

up to 3 month 12 to 28

up to 1 year 12 to 26

up to 6 years 11 to 23

up to 11 years 12 to 22

up to 19 years 12 to 21

up to 128 years 12 to 22 pmol/L

gps.northcentrallondon.icb....

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😂😂😂

[1tuppence]

Made me laugh, thank you. Not totally sure I'd want to be around for that long

[TSH110]

Has anyone made it to 128? I checked 122 years 64 days is the longest verified age known. Perhaps they expect it to increase in the future. It’s pretty incredible anyone kept going that long!

[crabapple]

It says it's an arbitrary figure. I want to know what they know that we don't...

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to crabapple]

I want the scientific evidence!

[MissAC28]

Wouldn’t take this guidance too seriously …. Recommends TSH testing without T4 and T3

[RedApple Administrator in reply to MissAC28]

Agreed, but I suspect helvella posted it for the amusement, rather than anything of usefulness!

[Litatamon]

🤣🤣🤣