Retrospective Analysis of Hypothyroidism among Patients Visited to Department of Medicine in One Year Duration: An Institutional Based Study

Abstract

Background: Thyroid diseases are common problem in the population. Hence; the present study was conducted for analysing hypothyroidism among patient visiting in one year duration. Materials & Methods: A total of 2540 patients were analysed during study period. Blood samples were obtained from all the patients and thyroid profile was assessed. Complete demographic details of all the patients were assessed. Clinical profile of all the patients was recorded separately. All the results were recorded and analysed by SPSS software. Results: In the present study, a total of 2540 patients were analysed. Among these patients, hypothyroidism was seen in 285 patients (11.22 percent). patients of the patients with hypothyroidism was 51.9 years. Mean age of the patients with clinical hypothyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism was 53.1 years and 48.2 years respectively. Weight gain was seen in 128 patients while fatigue and tremors were seen in 180 patients and 114 patients respectively. Conclusion: Hypothyroidism is more prevalent among adults with most common clinical presentation being weight gain and fatigue.