Open AccessInvestigation of the Cumulative Effect of Diabetes and Hypothyroidism on Serum Resistin Levels in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Author(s) -
Shahnaz Tofangchiha,
Atoosa Moetaghedi Larijani,
Iraj MirzaiiDizgah,
Mahdi Isazadeh,
Shima Rahimi,
Hamid Khazdooz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of military and health sciences research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2383-1979
pISSN - 2383-1960
DOI - 10.5812/amh.104713
Subject(s) - resistin , medicine , analysis of variance , endocrinology , insulin resistance , post hoc analysis , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , hormone , one way analysis of variance , insulin , adipokine
Background: Type 2 diabetes and thyroid disorders cause extensive changes in insulin resistance. An increase in serum resistin level is associated with insulin resistance. Objectives: The current study aimed to investigate the cumulative effect of diabetes and hypothyroidism on the serum resistin levels of type 2 diabetic patients. Methods: Participants were divided into four groups using the convenience sampling method. Each group contained 30 diabetic patients, 32 hypothyroid patients, 30 diabetics + hypothyroid patients, and 29 healthy individuals. Serum samples were taken from participants and their serum resistin levels were measured. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS version 23. Pearson correlation test, ANOVA statistical analysis, and Tukey post hoc test were used to analyze the data. A P-value of < 0.05 was used as statistically significant. Results: Among patients with hypothyroidism, resistin, and thyroid-stimulating hormone were moderately correlated (P = 0.001, r = 0.580). ANOVA revealed a statistically significant difference between the resistin levels in the studied groups (P = 0.000, F = 6.813). Conclusions: Serum resistin levels are significantly lower in people with diabetes + hypothyroidism than in people with only one of these two conditions. Therefore, the cumulative effect of diabetes and hypothyroidism on resistin levels cannot be deduced from the findings of the present study.