Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2016

Association between Subclinical Hypothyroidism & Lipid Profile : A Pilot Study

Niranjan Singh, Adil Rahman

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 INTRODUCTION Overt Hypothyroidism and lipid profile has shown to be positively correlated in many studies but this study is conducted to see whether subclinical cases of Hypothyroidism has any association with lipid profile or not and whether these subclinical cases have the same cardiovascular risk as seen in overt hypothyroid cases. MATERIAL AND METHODS The present is carried out in 30 Subclinical hypothyroid subjects and 30 normal healthy control subjects. Thyroid profile was assayed using ELISA and Lipid Profile by using Enzymatic assays. RESULTS Sublinical cases show positive correlation with lipid levels. CONLUSION Subclinical hypothyroid patients shows the same positive association as seen in many studies of overt Hypothyroidism

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Niranjan Singh, Adil Rahman, Association between Subclinical Hypothyroidism & Lipid Profile : A Pilot Study, International Journal of Scientific Research, Volume : 5 | Issue : 12 |December 2016

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