Evaluation of Thyroid Function in Patients with Type II Diabetes during 2019-2021

Today diabetes is one of the most common endocrine diseases today and a leading cause of death across the globe. There is evidence of thyroid dysfunction in people with type II diabetes, leading to a poorer prognosis in diabetics. The present study aimed to assess thyroid function in patients with type II diabetes.

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 800 patients with type 2 diabetes in Hamada, Iran, during 2018-1400. All patients under treatment with type II diabetes confirmed by the census method were included in the study. A checklist with two sections of demographic and clinical information was used to collect data. After data collection, they were analyzed in SPSS software (version 22) using descriptive and analytical methods.

The patients included 36.6% males and 63.4% females with a mean age of 58.09±10.95 years. The result of the thyroid examination was abnormal in 10.5% of diabetic patients. Thyroid disorder was detected in 31.4% of patients, including clinical hypothyroidism (17.8%), subclinical hypothyroidism (10.5%), and hyperthyroid (3.1%). The prevalence of thyroid disorder in patients with type 2 diabetes in females and those over 35 years of age was significantly higher than in males and those under 35 years of age (P<0.05).

About one-third of participants with diabetes had thyroid dysfunction. Both hypothyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism were more common in type II diabetic patients. The findings of this study indicated that further research is needed in the future on measures to evaluate thyroid function in patients with type II diabetes.