Prevalence of Hypothyroidism Among Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Referred to Multiple Sclerosis Clinic of Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan, Iran, During 2014-2015



Etemadifar M¹ ; Sadeghi F²
Source: Journal of Isfahan Medical School Published:2016

Abstract

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Hypothyroidism are the two most common diseases in community and their co-morbidity were reported by some of studies and based on a hypothesis there is a relationship between MS and hypothyroidism. So the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence rate of hypothyroidism among patients with MS. Methods: In this cross sectional study, all patients with MS who referred to MS clinic of Alzahra hospital, Isfahan, Iran, were examined for thyroid hormones and prevalence of hypothyroidism was determined. Findings: In this study 726 patients with MS were studied and 2 patients suffered from hyper-thyroidism and were excluded. Of 724 patients with MS, 586 (70.9%) were female and 138 (19.1%) were male. The number of patients with hypothyroidism were 50 and prevalence of the hypothyroidism was 6.9%. Conclusion: Prevalence of hypothyroidism in patients with MS is higher than the general population (6.9% VS 2%). Thus, all patients with MS must be studied for thyroid disorders. Also more study must be done to determine of the relation between MS and hypothyroidism. © 2016, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences(IUMS). All rights reserved.