Clinical profile of thyroid dysfunction in elderly: An overview

作者：Harish Kumar, VeerBahadur Singh, Babulal Meena, Subhash Gaur, Rahul Singla, MahendraSingh Sisodiya · 发表于：Thyroid Research and Practice · 年份：2016 · DOI：10.4103/0973-0354.193127 · 被引用次数：5 · 研究领域：Human Health and Disease、Healthcare Systems and Public Health

Aim and Objective: To study the presentation and clinical profile of thyroid disorder in elders in the North-West Rajasthan. Subjects and Methods: This study was carried out on 553 elderly patients in the Department of Medicine, S P Medical College, Bikaner, North-Western Rajasthan. All patients above 60 years were included. Clinical examination was done for detection of thyroid disorders and, keep in mind, the sign and symptoms of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. Recently, a new immunoassay methodology has been applied to the measurement of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)/T3/T4 level. The analysis was undertaken using SPSS (version 10). Chi-square test was used to examine the association and trends for categorical. Results: There were 456 cases in the age group 60-71 years. 71-80 and >80 years patients were in numbers of 57 and 20, respectively. Prevalence of hyperthyroidism, euthyroidism, and hypothyroidism according to age was 5.9%, 80.9%, and 13.2%, respectively. When we compared TSH with age, no statistically difference was found (χ2 = 9.366, df = 4; P = 0.05). Of 456 cases, 27 (5.9%) were in decrease level, 359 (80.9%) were within normal range, and 60 (13.2%) cases were having increasing pattern of TSH. Around 8 (4.8%) females having decrease level, 135 (81.8%) were having within normal range of TSH, 22 (13.3%) females having increase level. Around 24 (6.5%) male having decrease level while 40 (10.9%) were having increase level of TSH. Weakness is the most common s...