Open AccessRole of TSH on Urinary Calcium Excretion In Post Menopausal Women of South Indian Population
Author(s) -
G Niranjan,
P Amrutha,
Abu Raghavan Srinivasan,
Revathi Ramesh,
Murugaiyan Sathishbabu,
Ramasamy Subbaiya
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/5290.3056
Subject(s) - endocrinology , medicine , excretion , euthyroid , urinary calcium , creatinine , bone resorption , bone remodeling , bone mineral , osteoporosis , population , calcium , hormone , environmental health
Unforeseen aberrations in the hormonal status during the early postmenopausal period are responsible for several complications including osteoporosis. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) receptors are isolated from various tissues including the bone. A low serum TSH level is known to stimulate osteoclastic activity in bone and accelerate bone resorption. Urinary calcium/creatinine (UCa/Cr) excretion ratio could be an indirect and an early indicator of loss of Bone Mineral Density (BMD). With this background, this study was planned to explore the association of serum TSH levels with the UCa/Cr excretion ratio.