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Subclinical hypothyroidism and the associations with macrovascular complications and chronic kidney disease in patients with Type 2 diabetes
Author(s) -
Jia F.,
Tian J.,
Deng F.,
Yang G.,
Long M.,
Cheng W.,
Wang B.,
Wu J.,
Liu D.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/dme.12724
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , kidney disease , odds ratio , subclinical infection , type 2 diabetes , stroke (engine) , euthyroid , renal function , confidence interval , logistic regression , thyroid function , endocrinology , thyroid , mechanical engineering , engineering
Aims The prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism ( SCH ) is high among patients with diabetes, although the relationship between SCH and diabetic vascular complications is unknown. This study aimed to determine the relationship between SCH and vascular complications in patients with Type 2 diabetes. Methods In this cross sectional study, 991 patients with Type 2 diabetes were screened for thyroid function at their admission to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University. We compared the prevalence of coronary heart disease ( CHD ), ischaemic stroke and chronic kidney disease ( CKD ) with the prevalence of euthyroidism and SCH . Results Among the 991 patients, 126 (12.7%) patients had SCH . The prevalence of CHD was significantly higher in the SCH group than in the euthyroid group (22.2% and 15.0%, respectively; P = 0.039). In the logistic regression analyses, SCH was associated with CHD [odds ratio ( OR ): 1.993; 95% confidence interval ( CI ): 1.135–3.497; P = 0.016]. This association was stronger in patients aged ≥ 65 years than in younger patients [2.474 (1.173–5.220); P = 0.017]. No significant association was found between SCH and ischaemic stroke. Patients with severe SCH had a high risk of CKD [1.842 (1.120–3.029); P = 0.016]. Conclusions This study provides evidence that SCH in patients with Type 2 diabetes is associated with a high prevalence of CHD (and CKD in severe SCH ), although not with ischaemic stroke.