Aetiological profile of overt hypothyroidism in Indian population.
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| ID: sea-86086
ABSTRACT
We analysed the aetiology of hypothyroidism in 144 patients. In these hospital referral data, thyroid surgery and decompensated iodine deficiency were the major known causes of hypothyroidism (19.5% and 15.3% respectively), while in the majority of patients (45.14%) the aetiology was obscure. The idiopathic group had patients who were significantly younger (p less than 0.01), showed a gland size between 2 and 3 SD ranges in significantly higher preponderance (p less than 0.05), and presented with generally higher prevalence rates of signs and symptoms; however, only menstrual disturbances (p less than 0.01), loss/reduced appetite (p less than 0.01) and dry/thickened hair (p less than 0.25) reached statistical significance. Since hypothyroidism has definite and substantial morbidity, these results are of importance to public health and medical personnel for a Bayesian approach to the aetiological diagnosis of hypothyroidism and for ordering specific confirmatory laboratory investigations.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Postoperative Complications
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Thyroid Diseases
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Weight Gain
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Prevalence
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Retrospective Studies
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Adult
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Hypothyroidism
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
1991
Type:
Article
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