Review Article
Thyroid Function and Cognition during Aging
Table 6
Continuum of specific cognitive defects with the degree of
hypothyroidism.
| | Hypothyroidism status | Attention | Memory | Speed | Verbal fluency | Visuospatial abilities |
| | Low normal | 0/1(a) (0%) | 5/6 (83%) | 1/5 (20%) | 1/5 (20%) | 1/4 (25%) | | Subclinical | 2/4 (50%) | 6/8 (75%) | 2/5 (40%) | 3/5 (60%) | 0/3 (0%) | | Clinical | 3/5 (60%) | 6/6 (100%) | 1/2 (50%) | 1/4 (25%) | 3/3 (100%) |
|
|
(a)Number of studies reporting cognitive defects over total number of studies.
|
