Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in older Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes-A multicenter cross-sectional observational study across China.

ABSTRACT: Type 2 diabetes [T2D] and thyroid dysfunction [TD] often co-occur, have overlapping pathologies, and their risk increases with age. Since 1995, universal salt iodization has been implemented in China to prevent disorders caused by iodine deficiency. However, after two decades of implementation of universal salt iodization, the prevalence of TD in elderly Chinese patients with T2D is not well described and may have been underestimated. We conducted a questionnaire-based survey across 24 endocrinology centers in China between December 2015 and July 2016. Demographic and clinical data from 1677 patients with T2D were obtained and analyzed to examine the prevalence of TD along with T2D in these patients. We assessed TD prevalence according to the four TD subtypes [subclinical hypothyroidism, c

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6497275 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature