TY - JOUR ID - TI - A Cross-Sectional Study To Evaluate The Prevalence Of Thyroid Disorders Between Diabetic Patients In Hilla City AU - Manar Mohammed Hassan Al-Murshidi PY - 2016 VL - 13 IS - 1 SP - 154 EP - 159 JO - Medical Journal of Babylon مجلة بابل الطبية SN - 1812156X 23126760 AB - The aim of the present study was to evaluate the frequency of thyroid dysfunctions between diabetic patients. 150,36 diabetic and non-diabetic subjects,respectively were included in the study. they underwent a laboratory diagnosis for T3,T4,TSH and blood sugar tests.and a demographic data (weight ,height ,age, duration of diabetes ,hypertension, kidney and liver dysfunction) were obtained from them. Results revealed that there was a disturbance in thyroid hormone concentrations among diabetic patients ,The most frequently thyroid dysfunction was subclinical hypothyroidismas there was a decrease in thyroid hormone (T4)concentration.the study concluded that there was a prevalence of thyroid dysfunction among diabetic patient especially among type 2 DM patients as it was high with subclinicalhy pothyroidism.

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