Prevalence of Thyroid Disorders in Patients Visiting a Tertiary Care Center in New Delhi: A Three-Year Study

Authors

  • Devika Tayal Registrar, Department of Biochemistry, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi
  • Binita Goswami Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
  • Nikhil Gupta Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
  • Ranjna Chawla Senior Chemist, Department of Biochemistry, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi
  • Vinod Kumar Gupta Director-Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi
  • Bipin Singh Junior Resident, Department of Biochemistry, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi
  • Aparna Chawla Student Volunteer, Department of Biochemistry, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v3i4.7705

Keywords:

euthyroid, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism

Abstract

Background: Thyroid disorders constitute the most prevalent endocrine disorder in our country. Thyroid disorders are classified broadly as hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism depending on the functional capacity of the thyroid gland. These two entities are further segregated as sub clinical and overt dysfunction. The present study attempts to evaluate the prevalence of thyroid disorders in north Indian population which is more prone to hypothyroidism due to iodine deficiency observed in the Himalayan belt.

Materials and Methods: A total of 7474 patients presenting to the department of Biochemistry, G B Pant hospital, Delhi, were enrolled in the study. The patients were examined and asked to report after overnight fast for sample collection on a prescribed date. Thyroid hormone estimation was done with commercially available ELISA kits supplied by Cal biotech, USA. Statistical Analysis was done using Microsoft Office “Excel” with Windows 2007 Operating System and multiple comparisons were made using SPSS 12.0 statistical software package.

Results: The majority of the patients (approximately 85%) were Euthyroid. Only 1.22% of the total number of referred patients turned out to be hyperthyroid. Hypothyroidism was more prevalent with the number of patients diagnosed with both sub clinical and overt hypothyroidism being 987 (13.2%).

Conclusions: We have strived to provide a baseline orientation regarding the prevalence of thyroid disorders in the representative north Indian population in the post iodine fortification era.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v3i4.7705

Asian Journal of Medical Science Vol.3(4) 2012 pp.15-23

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2013-04-09

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Tayal, D., Goswami, B., Gupta, N., Chawla, R., Gupta, V. K., Singh, B., & Chawla, A. (2013). Prevalence of Thyroid Disorders in Patients Visiting a Tertiary Care Center in New Delhi: A Three-Year Study. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 3(4), 15–23. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v3i4.7705

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Vol. 3 No. 4 (2012)

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