A STUDY OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SERUM T3, T4 AND TSH WITH LIVER ENZYMES AST, ALT AND ALP IN PATIENTS OF CHRONIC LIVER DISEASES
Vivek Chourasiya, Dr. Sapneh Sharma, Dr. Arun Mishra* and Dr. Himani Muniyal
ABSTRACT
Objective: The present study is aimed to show the relationship
between serum level of markers of thyroid function and chronic liver
disease (CLD). Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on
80 subjects attending index medical college and Hospital. Statistical
analysis was done using SPSS 20.0. Results: The mean value of
activity of AST, ALT and ALP enzymes was significantly higher
compared to healthy controls whereas the serum values of T3, T4 and
TSH was found to be low in CLD patients. Conclusion: In this study
we assessed that the levels of T3 and T4 in CLD patients were
significantly decreased to healthy controls. Although the values varied
still there was no significant cause effective relationship observed.
Therefore, this study confirms the existence of several abnormalities in
thyroid function test in CLD.
Keywords: AST, ALT and ALP.
[Full Text Article]