Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in hypothyroidism: Experience in a tertiary center in South India

• Main Authors: Jaideep Khare (Author), Smitha Nalla (Author), Jyoti Wadhwa (Author), Prachi Srivastava (Author), Babul Reddy (Author), Prasun Deb (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Thyroid disorders are among the most common endocrine disorders, with an overall prevalence of hypothyroidism about 10.95% in the general population. Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the Indian population is about 31.6%, with the prevalence of 22.9% in men and 39.9% in wo...