| Autor: |
Shabnam, S., Mallikarjuna, C. R., Pinjar, Peersab M. |
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Journal of Clinical & Scientific Research; Jul-Sep2015, Vol. 4 Issue 3, p195-198, 4p |
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Background: The clinical association between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and subclinical hypothyroidism is important as both of these conditions are common in patients with metabolic syndrome who are prone to develop cerebrovascular and cardiovascular complications. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the burden of subclinical hypothyroidism defined as elevated thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) (>4.2µIU/mL) with normal concentrations of serum total thyroxin (T4) and free T4 (FT4) in 50 patients with T2DM and 50 age-and gender-matched healthy control subjects. Results: We observed a significantly higher proportion of patients with T2DM had subclinical hypothyroidism compared to healthy control subjects [9/50 (18%) Vs 3/60 (6%); p=0.009]. We also observed a statistically significant positive correlation between the fasting plasma glucose and serum TSH levels (p<0.001). Conclusion: Our observations suggest that screening for subclinical hypothyroidism may be beneficial in patients with T2DM and may help in detecting the condition early. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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