<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0120-2448</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Medica Colombiana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Med Colomb]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-2448</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociacion Colombiana de Medicina Interna]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S0120-24482018000100024</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Prevalencia de la disfunción tiroidea en la población adulta mayor de consulta externa]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in the elderly population of an outpatient clinic]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Chaves]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Walter]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Amador]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Dolly]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Tovar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Henry]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Sergio Arboleda Hospital de San José Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá D.C.]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital de San José Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá D.C.]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital de San José Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá D.C.]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>43</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>24</fpage>
<lpage>30</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-24482018000100024&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-24482018000100024&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-24482018000100024&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción: el metabolismo y función de la hormona tiroidea se modifica con el envejecimiento. Los rangos de referencia para las hormonas tiroideas, derivan de poblaciones más jóvenes. Con estos rangos la prevalencia de la disfunción tiroidea subclínica es mayor en los ancianos. Existe controversia en el tratamiento de pacientes con enfermedad subclínica.  Objetivo: describir la prevalencia de disfunción tiroidea en adultos mayores de la consulta externa de medicina interna en un periodo de tres meses.  Material y métodos: estudio de corte transversal realizado en un hospital universitario. Participaron los pacientes de 60 años o más que asistieron a la consulta externa de medicina interna. A todos se les diligenció un cuestionario que incluye el índice de Wayne y el puntaje de Zulewski. Se solicitaron los niveles de TSH y T4 libre. Posteriormente, se contactó telefónicamente a cada paciente para registrar los resultados.  Resultados: ingresaron 93 personas al estudio, 57% eran mujeres. El 32% de los pacientes recibían suplencia hormonal con levotiroxina, 73% eran mujeres. El 66% de los pacientes que recibían suplencia no tenían niveles de TSH en metas de tratamiento. Se encontraron dos casos de hipertiroidismo subclínico, ninguno de hipertiroidismo manifiesto. El acuerdo más allá del azar entre las escalas clínicas y el diagnóstico a partir de laboratorios fue nulo.  Conclusiones: es alta la prevalencia de disfunción tiroidea en nuestro país, se requieren más estudios con estandarización en las herramientas diagnósticas, para definir puntos de corte de diagnóstico y tratamiento en estos pacientes. (Acta Med Colomb 2018; 43: 24-30).]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: the metabolism and function of thyroid hormone is modified with aging. The reference ranges for thyroid hormones are derived from younger populations. With these ranges, the prevalence of subclinical thyroid dysfunction is higher in the elderly. There is controversy in the treatment of patients with subclinical disease.  Objective: to describe the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in older adults of the internal medicine outpatient clinic in a period of three months.  Material and Methods: cross-sectional study carried out in a university hospital. Participants were those patients 60 years old or older who attended the internal medicine outpatient clinic. They all filled out a questionnaire that included Wayne's index and Zulewski's score. TSH and free T4 levels were requested. Subsequently, each patient was contacted by telephone to record the results.  Results: 93 people entered the study; 57% were women. 32% of patients received hormone replacement with levothyroxine; 73% were women. 66% of the patients receiving substitution did not have TSH levels in treatment goals.Two cases of subclinical hyperthyroidism were found and none of overt hyperthyroidism. The agreement beyond chance between the clinical scales and the diagnosis from laboratories was null.  Conclusions: the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in our country is high. More studies with standardization in diagnostic tools are required to define diagnostic and treatment cut-off points in these patients. (Acta Med Colomb 2018; 43: 24-30).]]></p></abstract>
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