ESPE Abstracts

Background: Primary care pediatricians (PCPs) use thyroid function tests (TFT) as screening tests in children and adolescents with various health complaints. Thus, it is crucial to evaluate the results according to appropriate cut-offs individualized to the child characteristics. Such references values, which are missing in the pediatric age group, are needed for proper evaluation of the thyroid functions.Objective and hypotheses: To determine normal TSH...