Abstract
The burden of thyroid diseases in the general population and patients with Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is enormous. To estimate retrospectively the prevalence of hypothyroidism in patients with MetS in Saudi community based hospital.
Highlights
All patients were from the population of the Primary health centre at King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Regression analysis of odd ratio of risk factors for patients with Metabolic syndrome (MetS) showed that age and presence of hypothyroidism were associated with higher likely hood of MetS, (OR = 1.095; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.088, 1.101), p < 0.0001) and (OR = 1.301; 95% CI = 1.064, 1.589), p = 0.01) respectively
Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) refers to a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors, whose underlying pathophysiology is thought to be related to Insulin Resistance [1,2,3,4,5]
Summary
Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) refers to a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors, whose underlying pathophysiology is thought to be related to Insulin Resistance [1,2,3,4,5]. Thyroid gland is one of the important organ in human body and the burden of thyroid diseases in the general population is enormous specially in females [6,7]. Thyroid function significantly affects lipoprotein metabolism as well as some cardiovascular disease risk factors. A cross sectional study revealed that even in the euthyroid state low thyroid function predisposes to higher cholesterol, glucose, insulin and insulin resistance [9]. The burden of thyroid diseases in the general population and patients with Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is enormous. To estimate retrospectively the prevalence of hypothyroidism in patients with MetS in Saudi community based hospital
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