Frequency of subclinical hypothyroidism in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Baloch Akhtar Ali
Khan, Anam Naveed
Asim, Sadaf Ahmed
Siddiqui, Munir Hussain
Aurangaaib
Salam, Jawad us
Nisa, Qamar Un
Qasim, Afzal
Masroor, Muhammad
Khan, Anam Naveed
Asim, Sadaf Ahmed
Siddiqui, Munir Hussain
Aurangaaib
Salam, Jawad us
Nisa, Qamar Un
Qasim, Afzal
Masroor, Muhammad
Dow University of Health Sciences ; , Lyari General Hospital ; , Department of Medicine ;
Medical Forum Monthly Journal Country: Pakistan
P-ISSN: 1029-385X Type of Publication: Journal Article Category: Humans, Male, Female, Type of Research: Clinical
Keywords: Hypothyroidism / Epidemiology
Broad Subjects: Noncommunicable Diseases, Diabetic Retinopathy ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ,Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated
Citation: Akhtar Ali Baloch ,Anam Naveed Khan ,Sadaf Ahmed Asim ,Munir Hussain Siddiqui ,Aurangaaib ,Jawad us Salam ,Qamar Un Nisa ,Afzal Qasim ,Muhammad Masroor , Frequency of subclinical hypothyroidism in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, Med. Forum Mon. 2015; 26 (3): 25-28
To determine the frequency of subclinical hypothyroidism in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Cross Sectional Study. This study was conducted in Dow University Hospital, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi from 1 [st] January 2012 to 31 [st] December 2012. One hundred and nineteen patients attending the medicalOPD Dow University of Health Sciences were included in study.119 patients were enrolled in study.47.1% were male and 52.9% were female patients mean age was 55.75 +/- 7.85 years, Mean HbA1 [c] value was 8.02 +/- 1.46%, Subclinical hypothyroidism was identified in 26.9% the patients. Subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with the development of proliferative diabetic retinopathy in the patients suffering from type 2 diabetics
