The Prevalence of Thyroid disorders in Nasiriya City, Iraq

Abstract

Abstract—. Thyroid disorders are the second biggest endocrine problem in society after diabetes. Environmental and genetic factors lead to the development of thyroid disorders. So this study designed to determine the prevalence of thyroid disorders in Nasiriya city . One hundred-twenty subjects for both genders involved in this study , 80 of whom were patients, and 40 of healthy people. A blood sample and personal information was collected from all . The levels of thyroid hormones was estimate by Cobas e411 Electeo Chemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLI). The study found that the incidence of female was more than male (77.5% , 22.5%) and the ratio was 3.4:1. The results showed hypothyroidism disorder more prevalence than hyperthyroidism , and (83.64%) of hypothyroidism were female, and only (16.36%) were male, also (64%) of hyperthyroidism were female while male represented only (36%) of them. The majority of patients were in ages between 35-46 years. The results indicated that (43.75%) of patients had a family history, (26.25%) diagnosed with hypothyroidism and (17.5%) diagnosed with hyperthyroidism . It was concluded that thyroid disorders, especially hypothyroidism, constitute a serious concern for public health, and middle-aged people and females were the category most susceptible to thyroid disorders.

Keywords

• Thyroid disorders
• TSH
• T3
• T4
• BMI