ArticleIrish journal of medical science2020
The prevalence and incidence of thyroid dysfunction in patients with diabetes - a longitudinal follow-up study.
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- Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction and associated factors among adult type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, 2000-2022: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Phase Angle and Extracellular Water-to-Total Body Water Ratio Measured by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Are Associated with Anemia and Hemoglobin Levels in Women with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Association Between Thyroid Function Parameters and Plasma Branched-Chain Amino and Keto Acids in Patients With Euthyroid Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of diabetes research · 2025Article
- Association Between Free Triiodothyronine and Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Article
- Development of Thyroid Hormones and Synthetic Thyromimetics in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Evaluation of the Thyroid Characteristics and Correlated Factors in Hospitalized Patients with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThyroid dysfunction (TD) occurs in 13.4% of diabetic patients, which has prompted recommendations for annual thyroid screening in patients with diabetes. However, recommendations for annual screening should be based on disease incidence rather than prevalence.
methodsIn 1997-1998, seven hundred and thirty patients (618 type 2 diabetes, 55% male; 112 type 1 diabetes, 47% male) were sequentially screened for TD. The 639 patients with normal thyroid function were followed from 1999 to 2006, with annual thyroid function tests.
resultsA total of 21/112 (19%) with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and 70/618 (11%) with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) had TD. TD was more frequent in females (p < 0.05) and T1DM (p = 0.04). The mean annual rate of conversion to abnormal tests was 2.1%. At 8 years, there were 100 new cases of TD representing 15.6% of the cohort (17 T1DM and 83 T2DM). TD was more frequent in females (p < 0.05), but there was no difference in the incidence of new TD between T1DM and T2DM (p = 0.39).
conclusionsOur data confirms the high prevalence of TD in diabetic patients, in concordance with the results from other series. We found only 25 treatable cases of new thyroid disease from 639 patients in the 8-year follow-up, less than 0.5% per year. The low incidence of treatable thyroid disease challenges the need for annual screening for thyroid abnormalities in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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