Risk Factors for Thyroid Dysfunction among Type 2 Diabetic Patients in a Highly Diabetes Mellitus Prevalent Society.
Diabetes and thyroid dysfunction found to exist simultaneously. In this regard, the present study looked into the prevalence of different forms of thyroid dysfunction and their risk factors among Type 2 diabetic Saudi patients. Methodology. A cross-sectional retrospective randomized hospital-based study of 411 Type 2 diabetic Saudi patients of >25 years of age was conducted to test the prevalence of different types of thyroid dysfunction and their risk factors. Results. The prevalence of different types of thyroid dysfunction is 28.5%, of which 25.3% had hypothyroidism, where 15.3%, 9.5%, and 0.5% are clinical, subclinical, and overt hypothyroidism, respectively. The prevalence of hyperthyroidism is 3.2%, of which subclinical cases accounted for 2.7% and overt hyperthyroidism accounted for 0.5%. Risk factors for thyroid dysfunction among Saudi Type 2 diabetic patients are family history of thyroid disease, female gender, and duration of diabetes of >10 years, while the risk was not significant in patients with history of goiter and patients aged >60 years. Smoking and parity show a nonsignificant reduced risk. Conclusion. Thyroid dysfunction is highly prevalent among Saudi Type 2 diabetic patients, and the most significant risk factors are family history of thyroid disease, female gender, and >10 years duration of diabetes.
Family and Community Medicine Department, Qassim University, P.O. Box 143, Buraidah 51411, Saudi Arabia.
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Al-Geffari
Biostatistics Department, University Diabetes Center, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia.
Najlaa A
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Ahmad
Biostatistics Department, University Diabetes Center, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad H
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Al-Sharqawi
Registry Department, University Diabetes Center, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia.
Amira M
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Youssef
Research Department, University Diabetes Center, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia.
Dhekra
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Alnaqeb
University Diabetes Center, King Saud University, P.O. Box 18397, Riyadh 11415, Saudi Arabia.
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Al-Rubeaan