Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

STUDY OF SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM IN NORTH COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESH

Dr Madhuri Sepuri, Dr Basumitra Das, Dr A Lakshmi Kantham

Abstract :

 Background: The Clinical thyroid function comprises a major part of spectrum of thyroid disorders and entails progression to overt hypothyroidism if untreated with adverse sequelae such as increased risk of IHD, neurocognitive impairment and lowered quality of life.

 

Aim: The present study aims to evaluate the prevalence of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in patient population of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh and analyze the effect of age and gender among the subjects.

 

Materials & Methods:Retrospective cross–sectional hospital study. Data for evaluation obtained from patient records of thyroid lab at Department of Nuclear Medicine, King George Hospital, a tertiary referral hospital of North Coastal, Andhra Pradesh, from January to December 2013.

 

Results: Total subjects were 738 comprising of 15.8% males and 84% females subjects with normal and hypothyroid were 56.6% and 43.36% respectively. Total of 194 cases (26.28%) had subclinical hypothyroidism including males 2.8% and females 23.44% among the 194 subjects prevalence was more in females 89.97% than males 10.82% . 20–59 yrs (79.36%) was the most affected age group.

 

Conclusion

 The highest percentage of Subclinical Hypothyroidism was present in female age group of 20–65 yrs (89.47%). Routine screening of above suspect population may be beneficial along with application of  serum thyroid stimulating hormone (S.TSH) age specific reference values especially to older age groups (80 years above) and avoid over replacement of thyroid hormones.  

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Dr Madhuri Sepuri, Dr Basumitra Das, Dr A Lakshmi Kantham, STUDY OF SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM IN NORTH COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESH,INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-7 | July-2018

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