2014•Inner Mongolia Medical JournalRequires access
Retrospective Study of Thyroid Disease of the Inpatients with Type 2 diabetes
XI Wen-q
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Abstract
Objective To observe and analyze the prevalence of thyroid disease in type 2 diabetic patients. Methods The retrospective study included 427 inpatients cases with type 2 diabetes. Serum thyroid function was measured in all. Results In type 2 diabetes,the total prevalence rate of thyroid disease was 18. 3%,higher than that of control. The prevalence rate of hypothyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism in type 2 diabetes higher than that of hyperthyroidism and sub- clinical hyperthyroidism. In type 2 diabetes,the total prevalence rate of thyroid disease in female was 21. 65%,higher than that in male. The difference was more obvious in subclinical hyper- thyroidism. And 39 new cases of subclinical hypothyroidism in patients with T2DM who denied or ignored prior thyroid disease. Conclusion The prevalence rate of thyroid disease in type 2 diabetes was higher,especially in subclinical hyperthyroidism. So it is important to check out and follow up thyroid function in patients with type 2 diabetes.