ABSTRACT
Metabolic syndrome is a prevalent non-communicable disease in the present era. It manifests as obesity, impaired fasting blood glucose, dyslipidaemia, and hypertension. Hypothyroidism causes hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and impaired carbohydrates metabolism, which are all components of metabolic syndrome. The cardiovascular system is very sensitive to thyroid hormones. METHODSA cross sectional study was conducted from October 2017 to March 2019 in adult population aged 18 years and above, with features of Metabolic syndrome diagnosed according to National Cholesterol Education Programme Adult Treatment Panel – III (NCEP ATP III) criteria. Study was conducted in the department of general medicine, GSL Medical College and General hospital, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. RESULTSIn a total of 134 patients with metabolic syndrome, 39 were male (29.2%) and 95 were female (70.8%). The mean age of the study population was 54.63 ± 10.9 years. The prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in the present study is 28.4%. In the present study, metabolic syndrome is found to be significantly (p=0.032) associated with thyroid dysfunction. CONCLUSIONSBoth hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism are associated with cardiovascular manifestations. Hypothyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism cause cardiovascular manifestations along with metabolic changes. Investigating the thyroid function status may be considered as a part of screening in patients with metabolic syndrome.