Prevalence of Thyroid disorders in Admitted Patients from Local ethnic population in Tertiary care hospital

Dr Rishi Devilal Patel; Dr Jitendra Ingole

Volume : V, Issue : II, February - 2015

Prevalence of Thyroid disorders in Admitted Patients from Local ethnic population in Tertiary care hospital

Dr Rishi Devilal Patel, Dr Jitendra Ingole

Abstract :

Background: Thyroid disorders are one of the common endocrine disorders and are related to many complications. However, thyroid disorders are often overlooked in adults. This research is done to estimate the prevalence of thyroid disorders amongst adults in local ethnic population presenting to tertiary care hospital in Pune (India) Methods: This Cross–sectional retrospective, single centre study was done in SKN Hospital Pune (India) for the patients admitted between Period Dec 2013 – Nov 2014. The total number of patients with thyroid disorders above age group 12 years were noted. The criteria for Thyroid dysfunction was made as per thyroid function tests results.[1] . The results were tabulated in Excel sheet and analysed. Results: Amongst 5726 total admissions done during this period, 114 patients were found to be having thyroid disorders. Of these 114 patients, there were 98 patients (85.96%) of hypothyroidism with 24 Male and 74 Female patients. 16 were diagnosed to have hyperthyroidism with 2 Male and 14 Female patients. Conclusion: Prevalence of Thyroid disorders is significant in adult population. Routine screening of thyroid disorders is essential to diagnose the disorders at an early stage.