Volume : II, Issue : IX, September - 2013

Prevalence of Thyroid disorder in Males at Chitradurga District

Dr. Narayana Murthy C, Dr. T. K. Srinivas Setty

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Background: Thyroid disorders are the most common endocrine disorders. Thyroid disorder may occur at any stage of life. They are more commonly encountered in the mid age and adulthood and affect women mostly. Objectives: The objective of this study was to find out the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction among the male patients who attended the Basaveshwar Medical College & Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka. Materials and Methods: A hospital based study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in male. The thyroid function tests, which included T3, T4 and TSH were done by using Chemiluminence assay Descriptive statistics and testing of the hypothesis were used for the analysis by using the EPI INFO and the SPSS version 16 softwares. Results: The prevalence of thyroid dysfunction was 42.4%. Hypothyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism was seen in 87.5% as compared to hyperthyroidism (12.5%). A higher prevalence of the thyroid dysfunction was observed in the subjects of age group above 60 years. Conclusion: People of advanced ages were more vulnerable to thyroid dysfunction in the population. Hypothyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism were preponderant, followed by subclinical hyperthyroidism.

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Dr. Narayana Murthy C, Dr. T.K. Srinivas setty Prevalence of Thyroid disorder in Males at Chitradurga District International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 2, Issue : 9 September 2013

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