DOI: 10.21276/sasjm.2017.3.11.5

Pages: 313-317

There is a considerable variation in the effects of aging on healthy individuals, with some persons exhibiting extensive alteration in physiological functions with age, others little or none. With an increase in age, marked changes in thyroid hormone production, metabolism and action occur. Several changes in thyroid functions have been described in elder people. Age related changes in serum T3 has been reported to result from reduced peripheral conversion of T4 into T3. Serum T4 usually remains the same or decreases in females. Serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) has been reported to either increase, decrease or remains unchanged with aging. The present study was carried out with an objective of finding out if any age related variations exist in the thyroid functions in normal healthy aging men of Jammu region. The present prospective, one-year study was conducted on 200 healthy male subjects aged 50 years and above of Jammu region. Subjects with any thyroid disorder or intake of drugs known to affect thyroid function,