Journal of Thyroid Disorders & Therapy
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Somnath Dasgupta

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• Research Article
  Co-morbidities in Hypothyroid Patients in a Tertiary Health Care Hospital in India
  Author(s): Jayanta Paul and Somnath Dasgupta Jayanta Paul and Somnath Dasgupta
  
  Introduction: Prevalence of different co-morbidities associated with hypothyroid patients is higher than in general population. This study was done to find out the prevalence of different co-morbidities in hypothyroid Indian Population, comparison of different co-morbidities between overt and subclinical hypothyroid patients, and prevalence of different type of blood groups in hypothyroid patients. Materials and methods: 41 hypothyroid (HT) patients including 21 subclinical and 20 overt HT patients were examined for asthma, hypertension, obesity and diabetes. Blood groups of all HT patients were detected. Data analyses were done by SPSS software. Results: 34.1 % HT patients were suffering from asthma. 31.7%, 31.7% and 29.3% HT patients had obesity, diabetes and hypertension respectively. Most common blood group in .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-7948.1000106

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