AIMS Altered thyroid hormone metabolism characterized by a low triiodothyronine (T3), so-called low-T3 syndrome, is a common finding in patients with severe systemic diseases. Additionally, subclinical thyroid dysfunction, defined as abnormal thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and normal thyroxine (T4), causes left ventricular dysfunction. Our objective was to identify the prevalence and prognos...

Background: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus are more prone to thyroid disorders. Hypothyroidism in them leads an aggravation of microvascular complications. Screening for dysfunction diabetic patients will allow early treatment hypothyroidism. The aim this study was assess the prevalence hypothyroidism and its correlation age, HbA1c, BMI duration diabetes. Methods: This a cross sectional...

BACKGROUND Maternal thyroid function alters during pregnancy. Inadequate adaptation to these changes results in thyroid dysfunction and pregnancy complications. OBJECTIVES This prospective study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of thyroid diseases in pregnancy and its outcomes in south of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective study was conducted on 600 healthy singleton pregnant wome...

Siskind and colleagues do not mention the impact of thyroid assays reference ranges on diagnosis management hypothyroidism.1 It is generally believed that assay differences are accounted for by specific intervals. We found, however, subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) strikingly different depending stimulating hormone (TSH) free thyroxine …

BACKGROUND No nationwide epidemiological study evaluating the prevalence of subclinical and overt forms of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism has yet been conducted in Korea. This study aimed to evaluate the reference range of serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and the national prevalence of thyroid dysfunctions in Korea. METHODS Nation-wide cross-sectional data were analyzed from a repr...

BACKGROUND Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common hyperandrogenic disorder among women and is often defined as hyperandrogenic syndrome. These patients are at risk for oligo/amenorrhea, chronic anovulation, infertility, obesity, spontaneous abortion, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia and metabolic syndrome. Thyroid disorders especially hypothyroidism is more common in these peop...

BACKGROUND Thyroid hormones play an important role in lipid metabolism. Overt hypothyroidism is known to be associated with increased lipid profiles, but the effect of subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) on lipid profile remains controversial. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the association between thyroid disorders and serum lipid levels. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Subclinical thyroid dysfunction is very common in clinical practice and there is some evidence that it may be associated with cardiovascular disease. The aim here was to evaluate the frequencies of subclinical thyroid disease and risk factors for cardiovascular disease among women at a workplace, and to evaluate the association between subclinical thyroid disease and cardi...