Objective : Previous studies have indicated an increased prevalence of overt and subclinical hypothyroidism in Type 2 diabetes patients. We have conducted this study to evaluate prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in south Indian type 2 diabetes individuals. Methods and Materials : Four hundred male and female type 2 diabetes patients aged between 25-75 years attending out-patient department of Karnataka institute of diabetology were randomly included in the study.
Two hundred matched relatives who accompanied diabetic subjects were recruited as controls. Body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure, Fasting plasma glucose, post prandial plasma glucose, HBA1c, lipid profile, triiodothyronin (T3),tetraiodothyronin (T4), and thyrotropin (TSH) levels were measured for all diabetes patients and controls . Results : Study population consisted of 59% males and 41% females in both the…
