Prevalence of dual endocrinopathy: hypothyroidism and gestational diabetes mellitus in patients of preeclampsia
Autor: | Sudhaa Sharma, Natasha Gupta, Sunita Jamwal |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Zdroj: | International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology. 8:4700 |
ISSN: | 2320-1789 2320-1770 |
DOI: | 10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20195304 |
Popis: | Background: Hypertension associated with proteinuria greater than 0.3g/L in a 24-hour urine collection or 1+ by qualitative urine examination, after 20 weeks of gestation is preeclampsia. The present study was conducted to evaluate prevalence of dual endocrinopathy (hypothyroidism and gestational diabetes mellitus) in patients of preeclampsia.Methods: The observational study was conducted within a period of one year from November 2015 to October 2016 in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology SMGS Hospital, GMC, Jammu. A total of 400 patients of preeclampsia were included in the study and underwent serum TSH and oral glucose tolerance test.Results: In this study 32.5% of the preeclampsia patients (130 out of 400) had hypothyroidism, 15.25% patients (61 out of 400 preeclampsia) had gestational diabetes mellitus, 9.75 % patients of preeclampsia had dual endocrinopathy (both hypothyroidism and gestational diabetes mellitus).Conclusions: The current study concluded that dual endocrinopathy (both hypothyroidism and gestational diabetes mellitus) has substantially higher prevalence (9.75%) in the patients of preeclampsia. |
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