A Study on Thyroid Profile in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

This study aimed at estimating the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in type 2 Diabetes mellitus patients and also to find out it’s correlation with various risk factors. The study sample included 100 type 2 diabetic patients presented in the outpatients department. Each patient was assessed clinically and by laboratory investigations. Primary observations regarding thyroid profile in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. In the present study, 20%(20 nos) of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus had abnormal thyroid profile. In patients with abnormal thyroid profile(20 nos), most common abnormality was subclinical hypothyroidism(55%) followed by subclinical hyperthyroidism(25%). Our study showed significant correlation between abnormal thyroid profile and gender, duration of diabetes and family history of diabetes. In persons with abnormal thyroid profile, 70% were females and 30% were males. This is statistically significant. The prevalence of thyroid abnormalities is more common in females than in males. No significant correlation was found between altered thyroid profile and age, type of treatment, SHT and BMI. Additional observations in the study group of type 2 diabetes mellitus subjects: In the present study, patients ranged from 35 to 79 years of age. Maximum number of patients were in the age group between 41 to 60 yrs (58%). Majority (82%) of patients were on regular treatment and 18% were on irregular treatment. 44% patients were having family history of diabetes mellitus and 56% had no family history. Majority (80%) of the diabetic patients were overweight and obese