RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF THYROID AUTOANTIBODIES POSITIVITY RATES IN PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH HYPOTHYROIDISM IN A FAMILY MEDICINE OUTPATIENT CLINIC

Year 2024, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 9 - 13, 15.01.2024

Rümeysa Çakıroğlu Talha Bahçeci Burak Tanış Can Öner

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the thyroid autoantibody positivity of patients with hypothyroidism admitted to the Family Medicine Outpatient Clinics of Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital between 1.01.2022-31.12.2022.
Method: The population of our descriptive study consisted of patients diagnosed with hypothyroidism admitted to the Family Medicine Outpatient Clinics of Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital between 1.01.2022-31.12.2022. Patients were scanned through the hospital information system. Age and gender information of the patients were recorded on the hospital information system. Thyroid autoantibodies were evaluated as positive or negative based on reference values..
Results: As a result of the study, 56.7% of the patients were anti TPO positive and 20.9% (n=89) were anti TG positive. The rate of isolated anti TPO positivity was 37.6% and isolated anti TG positivity was 1.7%. The rate of patients positive for both antibodies was 19.2%.
Conclusion: Thyroid autoantibody positivity depends on genetic and environmental factors. In this respect, different values may be obtained in different populations. There is a need for broad-based studies on this subject in our country.

Keywords

Thyroid autoantibody, anti tpo, anti tg

Ethical Statement

Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Hamidiye Bilimsel Araştırmalar ve Etik Kurulundan etik kurul onayı alınmıştır

AİLE HEKİMLİĞİ POLİKLİNİĞİNDE HİPOTİROİDİ TANISI ALAN HASTALARDA TİROİD OTO-ANTİKORLARININ POZİTİFLİK ORANLARININ RETROSPEKTİF OLARAK DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the thyroid autoantibody positivity of patients with hypothyroidism admitted to the Family Medicine Outpatient Clinics of Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital between 1.01.2022-31.12.2022.
Method: The population of our descriptive study consisted of patients diagnosed with hypothyroidism admitted to the Family Medicine Outpatient Clinics of Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital between 1.01.2022-31.12.2022. Patients were scanned through the hospital information system. Age and gender information of the patients were recorded on the hospital information system. Thyroid autoantibodies were evaluated as positive or negative based on reference values..
Results: As a result of the study, 56.7% of the patients were anti TPO positive and 20.9% (n=89) were anti TG positive. The rate of isolated anti TPO positivity was 37.6% and isolated anti TG positivity was 1.7%. The rate of patients positive for both antibodies was 19.2%.
Conclusion: Thyroid autoantibody positivity depends on genetic and environmental factors. In this respect, different values may be obtained in different populations. There is a need for broad-based studies on this subject in our country.

Keywords

Tiroid oto antikoru, anti tpo, anti tg

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