Prevalence of thyroid autoantibodies in ambulatory elderly women.

Major improvements in thyroid autoantibody testing have now become widely available. Seventy-five elderly ambulatory women from a senior citizens' center (mean age 74.5 yrs) were studied to reassess the prevalence of thyroid autoantibodies and to demonstrate how such tests related to clinical signs and symptoms of thyroid disease.

Health and nutrition survey in a group of urban homeless adults.

Homeless persons eat foods from municipal and privately run shelters, fast-food restaurants, delicatessens, and garbage bins. Data on the adequacy of the diets and the nutritional status of homeless persons are sparse. Therefore, we surveyed the nutritional adequacy of the dietary intake, the quality of shelter meals, and objective clinical parameters indicative of nutritional status in a heterogeneous group of urban homeless persons.

Assessment of the nutritional status of urban homeless adults.

Homeless people eat foods at municipal and charity run shelters, fast-food restaurants, delicatessens, and from garbage bins. Data on the adequacy of the diets and the nutritional status of homeless persons are sparse. Therefore, nutritional indicators of 55 urban homeless subjects were assessed, and a high prevalence of risk factors was identified.