TO STUDY CORRELATION OF GLYCATED HAEMOGLOBIN (HBA1C) IN NON-DIABETIC PATIENTS WITH SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM AT TERTIARY CARE CENTRE OF CENTRAL INDIA

Abstract

Background & Method: This study was conducted at Department of Endocrinology/General Medicine, Index Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Indore, M.P. with an aim to To Study Correlation of Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c) In Non-Diabetic Patients with Subclinical Hypothyroidism. Almost one-third of the world's population lives in areas of iodine deficiency. Thyroid hormone action has long been recognized as an important determinant of glucose homeostasis. Diabetes & thyroid disorders have a propensity to appear together in patients.

Results: This study enrolled total 100 subjects, out of which 50 subjects were in the case group & 50 subjects were in the control group. All the subjects were of the age group of 21-70 years. The mean age of the case group & the control group were 49.45±11.03 years & 48.28±11.27 years, respectively.

Conclusion: Our data suggest that the non-diabetic subjects with SH show misleadingly high levels of the HbA1c. Therefore, the effect of altered levels of the serum TSH on the HbA1c must be considered when interpreting the HbA1c for the diagnosis of diabetes in the SH patients.

Study Design: Case-Control Study

Keywords: Haemoglobin, Hypothyroidism, American Diabetes Association (ADA), Correlation & Diabetes.