Thyroid dysfunction among patients with diabetes mellitus in Kathmandu

Abstract

Background: This study was conducted with the objective of studying thyroid dysfunction in patients with diabetes mellitus. Materials and Methods: A total 100 patients consisting of 40 males and 60 females diagnosed as diabetes were included in the study. Laboratory values of different thyroid parameters were taken. Results: Among the participants 60% were female and 40% were male. Age ranged from 17 to 88 years with mean being 55.73 ± 1.62 years. Presence of thyroid dysfunction was found in 35% of the cases. Subclinical hypothyroidism was found in 20% of participants, frank hypothyroidism in 10%, subclinical hyperthyroidism in 3% and frank hyperthyroidism in 2%. Conclusions: This study showed the high prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in patients with diabetes mellitus. Early testing for thyroid function is very useful to detect dysthyroidism in all diabetic patients.

Hypothyroidism among Type 2 Diabetic Patients Visiting Outpatient Department of Internal Medicine of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

“…Different studies found prevalece of hypothroidism (26.5%), (20%), (10.7%), (14%) and (18%) which is similar to our sudy. 4 , 6 - 9 The present study also documented 14.06% of clinical hypothyroidism in T2DM patients which was a similar finding to the study (13.9%). 2 , 10 Our study found a high prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism in female T2DM patients than in male T2DM patients.…”