[Interobserver agreement in detecting goitre in a school population between 6 and 14 years old].

Background: To estimate the agreement between observers on the detection of goitre by palpation in the school population because it is considered a variability test.

Methods: For five months, during 2001/2002, the presence of goitre was studied in across-section sample of 845 school children (for 6 to 14 years old) from 18 school centres in a Health Area in Valentian Community. The exploration was always carried out by the same two observers.

[Effects of levothyroxine replacement on lipid profile in patients with mild subclinical hypothyroidism].

Background And Objective: To evaluate the effects of levothyroxine (L-T4) replacement on lipoprotein profile in patients with mild subclinical hypothyroidism, defined as a serum TSH level between 5 to 10 mU/l with a normal serum free thyroxine level.

Patients And Method: We have prospectively studied 89 patients with mild subclinical hypothyroidism -10 male, 79 female; mean (standard deviation) TSH: 7.9 (1.