Journal article
Lack of association between hypertension and hypothyroidism in postmenopausal women seen in a primary care setting
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, Vol.10(3), pp.185-191
05/01/1997
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.10.3.185
PMID: 9159656
Abstract
BACKGROUNDSeveral studies undertaken in hospital-based specialty clinics have reported an association between hypertension and hypothyroidism. This work examines the association between these two common disorders in postmenopausal women seen within a primary care office setting.METHODSSeven hundred seven postmenopausal women aged 50 years and older were studied using a cross-sectional design. Data on thyroid status, hypertension and risk factors, and patient demographics were collected from the office medical record.RESULTSOverall, 45.4 percent of the population studied had hypertension and 10.9 percent had hypothyroidism. Compared with normotensive women, hypertensive women were significantly older (66.4 years versus 63.0 years, P < 0.0001) and had a higher body mass index (29.2 kg/m2 versus 26.2 kg/m2, P < 0.0001). Hypertension was significantly associated with diabetes mellitus and the use of NSAIDS (odds ratios [ORs] = 1.77 and 2.63, respectively). We did not find a significant association between hypertension and hypothyroidism (OR 1.04, 95 percent confidence interval 0.64 to 1.76CONCLUSIONSIn this population of postmenopausal women we did not find hypertension to be associated with hypothyroidism.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Lack of association between hypertension and hypothyroidism in postmenopausal women seen in a primary care setting
- Creators
- G R BergusC RandallR Van Peursem
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, Vol.10(3), pp.185-191
- DOI
- 10.3122/jabfm.10.3.185
- PMID
- 9159656
- ISSN
- 0893-8652
- eISSN
- 1544-8770
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/1997
- Academic Unit
- Physician Assistant Studies; Psychiatry; Family and Community Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984280868002771
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