Open AccessAssociation of thyroid peroxidase antibody and dyslipidemia in subclinical hypothyroidism
Author(s) -
Vikas Srivastava,
Harkaran Singh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.214958
Subject(s) - medicine , subclinical infection , dyslipidemia , thyroid peroxidase , thyroid , anti thyroid autoantibodies , antibody , endocrinology , immunology , autoantibody , obesity
Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is stated as mild thyroid failure, is more common as compared to overt hypothyroidism, is associated with different biochemical abnormalities such as dyslipidemia, and is also having high conversion rate into overt hypothyroidism in patients having thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibody positive. Lipid abnormalities are controversial in SCH and there is lack of Indian studies showing correlation between lipid abnormalities and TPO positivity in SCH. Hence, we did this study to find the TPO positivity and associated dyslipidemia in SCH patients.