Abstract
Abstract—. Thyroid disorders are the second biggestendocrine problem in society after diabetes.Environmental and genetic factors lead to thedevelopment of thyroid disorders. So this study designedto determine the prevalence of thyroid disorders inNasiriya city . One hundred-twenty subjects for bothgenders involved in this study , 80 of whom werepatients, and 40 of healthy people. A blood sample andpersonal information was collected from all . The levelsof thyroid hormones was estimate by Cobas e411 ElecteoChemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLI). The studyfound that the incidence of female was more than male(77.5% , 22.5%) and the ratio was 3.4:1. The resultsshowed hypothyroidism disorder more prevalence thanhyperthyroidism , and (83.64%) of hypothyroidismwere female, and only (16.36%) were male, also (64%)of hyperthyroidism were female while male representedonly (36%) of them. The majority of patients were inages between 35-46 years. The results indicated that(43.75%) of patients had a family history, (26.25%)diagnosed with hypothyroidism and (17.5%) diagnosedwith hyperthyroidism . It was concluded that thyroiddisorders, especially hypothyroidism, constitute a seriousconcern for public health, and middle-aged people andfemales were the category most susceptible to thyroiddisorders.
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