EVALUATION OF THYROID FUNCTION TESTS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROTIC PATIENTS IN SULAIMANI GENERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL


Taha O. Mahwi a and Barham Z. Sahib b

a Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani. 
b Kurdistan Board of Medical Specialties Candidate.




Submitted: 13/2/2018; Accepted: 5/8/2018; Published 15/10/2018

ABSTRACT


Background 

Osteoporosis is a common disorder in the elderly and postmenopausal women due to loss of estrogen that increases the risk of fracture and disability. Hyperthyroidism can cause osteoporosis either due to the effect of thyroid hormones or suppressive effect of Thyroid-stimulating hormone on the bone.


Objectives 

The aim of this study was to examine the association between serum thyroid-stimulating hormone levels and osteoporosis in Postmenopausal women in Sulaimani General Teaching hospital.


Patients and Methods

The study was done prospectively, we enrolled one hundred and sixty-two postmenopausal women who underwent Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan in Sulaimani bone Densitometry department for routine health surveillance, thyroid function test was done for them after applying exclusion criteria.


Results

The mean thyroid stimulating hormone level (1.9 ± 1.7) vs (2.7 ± 2.30), body mass index and incidence of diabetes mellitus of the osteoporotic group is lower in comparison to those with normal bone mineral density.


Conclusion

In this study results suggest that low normal serum thyroid stimulating hormone level might be a potential risk factor for the osteoporosis in non-obese elderly women, however further prospective, large-scale, randomized controlled studies are warranted to fully establish these results. 


KEYWORDS

Postmenopause, Osteoporosis, Thyroid, Sulaimani.


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