A Cross-Sectional Study To Evaluate The Prevalence Of Thyroid Disorders Between Diabetic Patients In Hilla City | ||
| Medical Journal of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2016, Pages 0-0 | ||
| Author | ||
| Manar Mohammed Hassan Al-Murshidi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The aim of the present study was to evaluate the frequency of thyroid dysfunctions between diabetic patients. 150,36 diabetic and non-diabetic subjects,respectively were included in the study. they underwent a laboratory diagnosis for T3,T4,TSH and blood sugar tests.and a demographic data (weight ,height ,age, duration of diabetes ,hypertension, kidney and liver dysfunction) were obtained from them. Results revealed that there was a disturbance in thyroid hormone concentrations among diabetic patients ,The most frequently thyroid dysfunction was subclinical hypothyroidismas there was a decrease in thyroid hormone (T4)concentration.the study concluded that there was a prevalence of thyroid dysfunction among diabetic patient especially among type 2 DM patients as it was high with subclinicalhy pothyroidism. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| diabetes; hypothyroidism; hyperthyroidism; Thyroid dysfunction | ||
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