A Investigation of Kidney Function in the Hypo-Thyroidism Individuals at the Tertiary Healthcare Centre

Abstract

The most prevalent endocrine illnesses worldwide are thyroid disorders. India is also no different. There are thought to be 42 million thyroid ailment sufferers in India, based on projections from numerous research on the condition. to investigate Kidney function in hypo-thyroid individuals at a tertiary medical facility. This cross-sectional investigation was conducted over a one-year period in 100 hypo-thyroid individuals at a Medical College and Hospital in Central India after receiving approval from the institutional ethical committee. The investigation includes similar euthyroid participants in addition to the diagnosed hypo-thyroidism individuals who provided consent. Both groups underwent the kidney function test, which included indicators such as creatinine clearance, creatinine urea, and uric acid, among others. Unpaired t-test statistics were computed using SPSS version 22 software. 49 -16%, 50-59 12%, and >60 10%. Women individuals made up 66% of the total population, with male individuals making up 24%. The Creatinine Clearance was considerably poorer in the hypo-thyroidism individuals compared to controls, measuring 102.08±9.98, 80.74±10.56 (P 0.001), Creatinine -0.82±0.102, 0.726±0.0456 (P 0.001), Urea -28.18±3.18, 21.82±3.01 (P 0.001), and Uric acid - 5.082±0.7614, 3.124±0.158 (P 0.001). According to the results of our investigation, the majority of hypo-thyroid individuals were women and in the age range of 30-39. They also demonstrated significantly abnormal kidney function tests, such as lower creatinine clearance and higher creatinine, urea, and uric acid levels in comparison to euthyroid individuals.