Increased prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in Tehran - HAMRAH study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of the current study is to assess the prevalence of different categories of thyroid dysfunction and their associated risk factors among the modern urban population of Tehran, the capital of Iran.

Methods

The present investigation is a sub-study of the HAMRAH study, a population-based prospective study designed to assess the prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors and their changes through a 10-year follow-up. 2228 (61% female) adults aged between 30 and 75 years old and with no overt cardiovascular diseases were selected through a multistage cluster randomized sampling. Blood levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroxin (T4), and triiodothyronine (T3) were measured with the aim of assessing the prevalence of abnormal thyroid function

SUBMITTER: Ghaemmaghami Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10698901 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature