Document Type
Original Article
Abstract
Background an increased levels of circulating insulin hormone is correlated with insulin resistance and impacted on thyroid tissue resulting in larger thyroid volume.
Aim and objectives: To assess the thyroid volume and thyroid function tests and ultrasonography echogenicity in obese diabetics with type 2 diabetes.
Subjects and methods: This research included 60 studied cases, Group (A): including 40 patients: Obese type 2 DM Group (B): including 20 normal persons as a control group They were collected from the outpatient clinics of Al-Hussein University Hospital between January and July 2022.
Results: Our result show that There is highly significance difference between group A (obese diabetic patients) and group B (the control group) we also discovered a significant relationship among thyroid volume and Body Mass Index in relation to thyroid volume and thyroid ultrasound echogenicity., waist circumference, glycated HGB and HOMA-IR comparing to group B (the control group).
Conclusion: Our findings imply that type II diabetes mellitus patients with obesity have larger thyroid volumes with a highly statistically correlation with BMI, WC, HbA1C, and HOMA-IR.
Keywords
Thyroid volume, Obese, Type 2 DM patients, BMI, Thyroid ultrasound
Subject Area
Radiology & Radiodiagnosis
How to Cite This Article
Emara, Omar Mostafa Abo; yassen, Abdellah Nazeer; Eladl, Hossam Eladl; Rezk, Amr Ahmed; and Badr, Gamal A
(2023)
"Thyroid volume and echogenicity by ultrasound in Obese type 2 DM patients,"
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal: Vol. 4:
Iss.
5, Article 35.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58675/2682-339X.1818
