Frequency of subclinical thyroid dysfunction and risk factors for cardiovascular disease among women at a workplace.

Context And Objective: Subclinical thyroid dysfunction is very common in clinical practice and there is some evidence that it may be associated with cardiovascular disease. The aim here was to evaluate the frequencies of subclinical thyroid disease and risk factors for cardiovascular disease among women at a workplace, and to evaluate the association between subclinical thyroid disease and cardiovascular risk factors among them.

Design And Setting: Cross-sectional study on 314 women aged 40 years or over who were working at Universidade de São Paulo (USP).