Subject Area
Internal Medicine
Article Type
Original Study
Abstract
Background: Although beta thalassemia major (BTM) patients are properly treated with blood transfusions in accompany with iron chelation therapy, they suffer from serious complications such as hypothyroidism. Aim: This work aims to assess hypothyroidism among adult with β-thalassemia major patients and to find out its association with various parameters such as age, body mass index (BMI) ,gender ,hemoglobin(Hb) and serum ferritin levels. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 200 adult BTM patients (males 115 and females 85 ; mean age 24.684 ±5.30761 years; ranging from 18 to 43 years old). Statistical data analysis was performed using IBM-SPSS software package version 26.0. Results: The overall frequency of hypothyroidism was 9.5%.The maximum frequency was 3.5% within the age group (27-
Recommended Citation
Ibrahim, Ahmed Saleh; El-Fatah, Azza Hasan Abd; El-Halim, Ayman Fathy Abd; and Mohamed, Fared Fawzy
(2023)
"Assessment of hypothyroidism among adult patients suffering from beta thalassemia major,"
Mansoura Medical Journal: Vol. 52
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Iss.
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, Article 5.
Available at:
https://doi.org/10.58775/2735-3990.1376
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