Frontiers in Endocrinology

Age-related changes in HPT axis sensitivity and their associations with metabolic and cardiovascular health: a cross-sectional, Chinese nationwide study

By Lei Zhao, Runqing Mu, Xin Zhang, Hong Shang

Figure 1. Association between age and TFQI-fT3 with the RCS function. — Figure 1. Association between age and TFQI-fT3 with the RCS function.Association between age and TFQI-fT3 with the RCS function.Zhao et al.

Cross-sectional study of 13,646 peopleMechanisms

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The paper

Lei Zhao, Runqing Mu, Xin Zhang, Hong Shang

First Hospital of China Medical University

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 9 Sep 2026

doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2026.1857191 PubMed 42780182

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