Higher titres of thyroid antibodies among the urban & coastal populations of Malaysia

• Main Authors: Shahar, Mohammad Arif, Omar, Ahmad Marzuki, Ab Wahab, Norasyikin, Sukor, Norlela, Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Thyroid Association 2017
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/58855/1/ITJ%20thyroid%20antibodies.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58855/; http://www.ijthyroid.org/journal/list.html?pn=mostread
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

To determine the prevalence of anti-thyroperoxidase (antiTPO) and anti-thyroglobulin (antiTG) and the associated predisposing factors among the Malaysian adult population. A cross sectional study involving 2259 subjects selected from 5 pre-assigned regions which were representatives of the Malaysia...