
SUN-418 Patterns of Thyroid Disease in Basrah, Iraq. Retrospective Study
Author(s) -
Abbas Ali Mansour,
Ali Hussain Ali Alhamza,
Ammar Mohammed Saeed Abdullah Almomin,
Ibrahim Abbood Zaboon,
Nassar Taha Yaseen Alibrahim,
Rudha Naser Hussein,
Muayad Kadhim,
Adel Gassab Mohammed,
Dheyaa Kadhim Al-Waeli,
Hussein Ali Nwayyir,
Haider Ayad Alidrisi,
Ibrahim Hani Hussein,
Samih A Odhaib,
Mahmood Thamer Altemimi,
Husam Jihad Imran
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the endocrine society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.046
H-Index - 20
ISSN - 2472-1972
DOI - 10.1210/jendso/bvaa046.772
Subject(s) - medicine , subclinical infection , epidemiology , thyroid , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , thyroid disease , diabetes mellitus , thyroidectomy , endocrinology
Background: Data on thyroid disease epidemiology in the Middle East are scanty and anecdotal. This study aimed to assess the pattern of thyroid disease seen in Faiha Specialized Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism Center (FDEMC) in Basrah,Southern Iraq. Methods Retrospective observational study of database retrieval from the FDEMC a tertiary care Center in Basrah for the period of September 2008 to January 2019. Included all adults non pregnant 18 years or older. Results Total enrolled patients 17878; of them 4174(23.3%) men and 13705(76.7 %) women. There were 2229(12.5%) patients with hypothyroidism (83.0% women), with subclinical hypothyroidism observed in 364 out of 2229 with hypothyroidism(16.3%). We found 1087 (6.1%) patients with hyperthyroidism (67.7% women) and subclinical hyperthyroidism observed in 92 of 1087 hyperthyroidism (8.4%). Thyroid nodularity was seen in 944 (5.2%) patients (807 women in 85.5%). Thyroidectomy was done in 776(4.3%). Differentiated thyroid cancer was seen in 77 (0.4%). Conclusion: Hypothyroidism was double that of hyperthyroidism. Cross-sectional community-based study can give more information on the epidemiology of thyroid disease in Iraq.Iodine status needed studded in the future. Keywords: Hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism,autoimmune thyroid disease, Iraq.