Article

Prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism in older patients with diabetes mellitus with poorly controlled dyslipidemia in China.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (impact factor: 3.74). 09/2009; 57(8):1506-7. DOI:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02371.x pp.1506-7
Source: PubMed
0 0
 · 
0 Bookmarks
 · 
18 Views
  • Source
    Article: PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF THYROID DYSFUNCTION AMONG TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS, KUWAIT
    Hessa T Al wazan, Alaa H Daban, Rafaa A Askar, Medhat K Elshazly
    [show abstract] [hide abstract]
    ABSTRACT: Background: Diabetes mellitus is commonly associated with altered thyroid function. There is much less data about thyroid diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes. Objective: This study was conducted to examine the prevalence and associated factors of the most frequent thyroid dysfunction among type 2 diabetic patients. Methods: The study design can be differentiated into two components. The first was a cross-sectional survey to determine the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction among type 2 diabetic patients. Recruitment efforts resulted in 1580 patients. Thyroid dysfunctions were diagnosed in 204 patients. The second component of the study was a case-control study to identify factors associated with thyroid diseases, whereas patients with thyroid dysfunctions (cases) were compared with a randomly selected similar number of type 2 diabetic patients with euthyroid status Results: The prevalence rate of thyroid dysfunction in type 2 diabetic patients was 12.9%, the most common was subclinical hypothyroidism (45.1%). The multivariate analysis revealed that female gender, Kuwaiti nationality, personal history of autoimmune disease and smoking were significant predictor variables. Conclusion: The prevalence of thyroid dysfunction among diabetic patients in Kuwait is common. Subclinical hypothyroidism is prevailing. All patients with type 2 diabetes should undergo bi-annual screening to detect asymptomatic thyroid dysfunction.
    Alexandria Journal of Medicine. 01/2010; Vol 46:141.
Data provided are for informational purposes only. Although carefully collected, accuracy cannot be guaranteed. The impact factor represents a rough estimation of the journal's impact factor and does not reflect the actual current impact factor. Publisher conditions are provided by RoMEO. Differing provisions from the publisher's actual policy or licence agreement may be applicable.