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ArticleCureus2022

Frequency of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.

Fnu Anum, Aasta Kumari, Mehak Gul, Shilpa Bai, Muhammad Haseeb, Kanza Mirza Maqsood, Amna Jamil, Faizan Shaukat, Maha Jahangir

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Fnu AnumInternal Medicine, Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women, Nawabshah, PAK.
Aasta KumariInternal Medicine, Chandka Medical College, Larkana, PAK.
Mehak GulInternal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK.
Shilpa BaiInternal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK.
Muhammad HaseebInternal Medicine, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, PAK.
Kanza Mirza MaqsoodInternal Medicine, Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women, Nawabshah, PAK.
Amna JamilInternal Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK.
Faizan ShaukatInternal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.
Maha JahangirInternal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center · PKChandka Medical College · PKDow University of Health Sciences · PKJinnah Sindh Medical University · PKNational University of Medical Sciences · PKPeople’s University · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionChronic kidney disease (CKD) is the progressive loss of function of the nephron over a long period of time. As the glomerular filtration rate falls, it leads to subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH). This cross-sectional study is carried out to measure the frequency of SCH in CKD patients in our population.

methodsThis case-control research was undertaken at the nephrology unit of the Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women in Pakistan from March 2021 to January 2022. The research included 200 volunteers with documented evidence of CKD between the ages of 18 and 60 years. A case group of 200 people without CKD was also enlisted, matched by age, gender, and comorbidities. Data were recorded in a self-structured questionnaire and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences® software (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY).

resultsThyroid-stimulating hormone was significantly raised in participants with CKD (4.91 ± 1.10 mIU/L vs. 3.62 ± 0.72 mIU/L; p-value < 0.0001). A significant association between SCH and CKD was established (p-value < 0.00001).

conclusionDue to the positive correlation between SCH and CKD, multidisciplinary management, including a team of endocrinologists and nephrologists, is advised to keep a regular check on these patients.

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chronic kidney diseaseestimated glomerular filtration rate (egfr)subclinical hypothyroidismthyroid-stimulating hormone (tsh)thyroxine (t4)

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PMID35836430
PMCPMC9275548
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