Thyroid dysfunction in elderly: Experience of a tertiary care centre in Kerala
Journal Title: INNOVATIVE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCE - Year 2016, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: There is limited data regarding the prevalence of thyroid disorders in elderly from India. Methods: All subjects aged ≥ 60 years, who underwent estimation of thy-roid function tests (TFTs) on their first visit to the hospital from 2009-2013 were included in the study. Results: A total of 1479 subjects (males-671, females-808), aged between 60-94 (Mean 69.02 SD: 7.21) years, were studied. Thyroid disorders were present in 13.99% of subjects. The prevalence rate of thyroid disorders was higher in females (14.73%) than males (13.11%) and in those aged ≥ 70 years [14.74%] than subjects in the age group of 60-69 years [13.57%]. Overt hypothyroidism (OH) was the commonest (5.81%) disorder followed by Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) in 5.54% subjects. Majority (90.69%) of cases OH were of primary hypothyroidism. The hyperthyroidism was prevalent in 1.76% followed by subclinical hyperthyroidism (SH) in 0.88% of subjects. All disorders were common in males than females; OH and hy-perthyroidism were common in those aged ≥70 years and SCH and SH were common inage group of 60-69 years. Conclusions: The thyroid disorders are common in elderly subjects; affect-ing about ~ 14 % in study population. The OH was the commonest thyroid function disorder, followed by SCH, hyperthyroidism and SH with preva-lence rates of 5.81, 5.54, 1.76 and 0.88% respectively; all were more com-mon in females than males. The OH and hyperthyroidism showed an in-creasing trend with age; both in males and females.
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Lakshminarayana GR, Sheetal LG, Nidhish PS, Pramod M
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