THE PREVALENCE OF HYPOTHYROIDISM IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME
Monika Yadav*, Dr. Kavita Shukla
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Abstract
The burden of thyroid diseases in the general population and patients
with Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is enormous. To estimate
retrospectively the prevalence of hypothyroidism in patients with MetS
in Saudi community-based hospital. Metabolic Syndrome (MetS)
refers to a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors, whose underlying
pathophysiology is thought to be related to Insulin Resistance.[1-5]
Thyroid gland is one of the important organ in human body and the
burden of thyroid diseases in the general population is enormous
specially in females.
Keywords: Hypothyroidism, Metabolic syndrome, Hyperthyroidism, Exocrine glands, Thyroglobulin (TGB).
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