PREVALENCE OF DYSLIPIDEMIA AND ASSESSMENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL - A CASE CONTROL STUDY

Abstract

Introduction: The THYROID gland has been incriminated to cause a spectrum of diseases that involve almost every system of the human body. Subclinical thyroid disorders can be rightly said to be the forerunners of these clinical scenarios. One pole constitutes subclinical hypothyroidism, the other end being subclinical hyperthyroidism. 'Subclinical hypothyroidism' is dened as a condition with elevated serum TSH and normal serum T3 and T4 in the absence of overt clinical signs and symptoms. It is quite common in the community. Estimation of the prevalence ofAims: dyslipidemia among cases of subclinical hypothyroidism and Estimation of the prevalence of hypertension among cases of subclinical hypothyroidism. The present study was Observational study. This Study was conducted from January 2012 to JuneMaterials And Methods: 2014(18 months) at N.R.S Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata. 100 patients were included in this study. In this study, SH has beenResult: found to be more prevalent among elderly female.81% of total SH cases were female and 61% of the cases were aged above 50 years. Most (70%) of the SH cases had TSH value > 10 micro IU/ml. These ndings correlate with the results of the Wickham survey, although the prevalence of cases with higher TSH value was more than that of the Colorado Thyroid Disease Prevalence Study. Hypertension was more prevalentConclusion: among SH cases than control population. Systolic and diastolic both blood pressure means were higher among SH cases although diastolic blood pressure was more affected. Mean arterial blood pressure was also higher among SH cases than euthyroid control.