Table 3 Laboratory abnormalities that required further exploration in men and women more than 50 years of age with a recent clinical fracture (N = 100)
Laboratory abnormality | Total |
|---|---|
Exogenous hypervitaminosis D (>220 nmol/l) | 1 |
Hypercalciuria in 24 hours urine | 3 |
TSH 0.4–3.5 mU/L | 13 |
   - >3.5 mU/L | 10 |
   - treated hypothyroidism | 9 |
-TSH <0.4 mU/L | 1 |
-TSH >3.5 mU/L | 3 |
   - treated hyperthyroidism | 3 |
-TSH >3.5 mU/L | 1 |
   -TSH <0.4 mU/L | 2 |
Serum testosterone in men <12 nmol/L (one measurement) | 1 |
Total number of patients | 14 |