Association between subclinical hypothyroidism and severe diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetic patients

Nidhi Takkar; Jai Prakash Takkar; Navin Patil; N. Karthik Rao; Raghavendra Rao; Shubha Sheshadri; A. Avinash; Anusha Venkatesh

Association between subclinical hypothyroidism and severe diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetic patients

Nidhi Takkar, Jai Prakash Takkar, Navin Patil, N. Karthik Rao^*, Raghavendra Rao, Shubha Sheshadri, A. Avinash, Anusha Venkatesh

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This study was undertaken to assess the less-known association between subclinical hypothyroidism and severity of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Among 35 diabetic patients who were subclinically hypothyroid, 20 (57.1%) had retinopathy as compared to 21 patients (30%) in the euthyroid group, which was significant (p=0.011). SCH was also significantly associated with severe diabetic retinopathy (p < 0.001). Also, there were differences in TSH levels in different stages of retinopathy. As the level of TSH was increasing, the severity of retinopathy was also increasing. There was a clear association between the thyroid status and the diabetic retinopathy status of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	314-318
Number of pages	5
Journal	Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences
Volume	7
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 01-01-2016

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