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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
Print version ISSN 0120-0011
Abstract
OSORIO, José Henry and AGUIRRE, César Augusto. Prevalence of hypothyroidism in a dyslipidemic population over age 35 in Manizales, Colombia. rev.fac.med. [online]. 2016, vol.64, n.4, pp.637-643. ISSN 0120-0011. https://doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v64n4.53220.
Introduction:
The thyroid hormone acts as a regulator of lipids in metabolism and can affect the development of cardiovascular diseases and dyslipidemia.
Objective:
To determine the prevalence of hypothyroidism in patients older than 35 years, diagnosed with some dyslipidemia, with or without pharmacotherapy.
Materials and methods:
Cross-sectional study in which the lipid and thyroid profile of 206 patients, with some type of dyslipidemia, in a health delivery center of Manizales, was analyzed between January 15 and June 15, 2013; prior informed consent and completion of a survey were requested.
Results:
81.1% of participants had hypercholesterolemia that was not controlled with a commercial reference and 49% were considered hypercholesterolemic in relation to the ATP III reference value. Two participants (0.97%) had clinical hypothyroidism caused by low levels of FT4 and 8 (3.9%) had subclinical hypothyroidism due to TSH levels greater than 6.16 μIU/ml.
Conclusions:
The valuation of TSH levels in men and women over 35, with alterations in lipid metabolism, is recommended.
Keywords : Hypothyroidism; Lipids; Metabolism (MeSH)..