Open AccessSTUDY OF THYROID PROFILE IN GERIATRIC TYPE-2 DIABETICS IN JHARKHAND
Author(s) -
Pankaj Jha,
Gautam Mandal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i4.17000
Subject(s) - medicine , subclinical infection , diabetes mellitus , thyroid , thyroid dysfunction , thyroid disease , type 2 diabetes mellitus , disease , pediatrics , endocrinology
Objective: To study the association of the two endocrinal disorders (Diabetes mellitus and thyroid disease) in randomly selected geriatric patients.Method: The study includes 80 patients in geriatric age groups with type 2 diabetes mellitus visiting the Medicine out patients department. Thyroid profile were assayed in type 2 diabetic patients.Results: It was noted that thyroid dysfunction was prevalent in 41(51.25%) out of the 80 geriatric age group patients with 31(38.75%) being hypothyroidism, 7 (8.7%) having subclinical hypothyroidism and 3 (3.7%) having a hyperthyroid state.Conclusion: The study shows that screening should be strongly recommended for all type 2 diabetics to rule out thyroid dysfunction in patients with increasing age.Keywords: Thyroid profile, Geriatric patients, Diabetes mellitus.