BACKGROUND: Thyroid disorders such as goiter, nodules, autoimmune thyroid disease and thyroid dysfunction have rarely been investigated in adult type 1 diabetes mellitus. Our aim was to study the spectrum of thyroid disorders in adult type 1 diabetic subjects and compare them with results obtained from a sample of the general adult population. METHODS: The study population comprised 224 type 1 diabetic and 3481 non-diabetic subjects aged 20-69 years. Thyroid function (TSH, FT3 and FT4) and serum autoantibodies to thyroperoxidase (anti-TPO-Ab) were evaluated from blood samples. Thyroid structure and size were measured by ultrasound. RESULTS: Type 1 diabetic subjects had a higher risk of known thyroid disease [odds ratio (OR) 1.78, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.11-2.85], a lower risk of goiter (OR 0.73; 95%-CI 0.54-0.99) and nodules (OR 0.54; 95%-CI 0.35-0.85), and a higher risk of anti-TPO-Ab >200 IU/mL (OR 1.94; 95%-CI 1.28-2.95) compared to the reference population. Furthermore, diabetic subjects had lower serum FT3 levels than the non-diabetic references (adjusted mean 5.00 pmol/L; 95%-CI 4.88-5.12 pmol/L versus 5.27 pmol/L; 95%-CI 5.24-5.30 pmol/L). CONCLUSIONS: Adult type 1 diabetes mellitus is associated with a decreased risk of goiter and nodules and an increased risk of thyroid autoimmunity. A diabetes-related low T3 syndrome may contribute to the differences in thyroid function between type 1 diabetic and non-diabetic subjects. (c) 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
BACKGROUND:Thyroid disorders such as goiter, nodules, autoimmune thyroid disease and thyroid dysfunction have rarely been investigated in adult type 1 diabetes mellitus. Our aim was to study the spectrum of thyroid disorders in adult type 1 diabetic subjects and compare them with results obtained from a sample of the general adult population. METHODS: The study population comprised 224 type 1 diabetic and 3481 non-diabetic subjects aged 20-69 years. Thyroid function (TSH, FT3 and FT4) and serum autoantibodies to thyroperoxidase (anti-TPO-Ab) were evaluated from blood samples. Thyroid structure and size were measured by ultrasound. RESULTS: Type 1 diabetic subjects had a higher risk of known thyroid disease [odds ratio (OR) 1.78, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.11-2.85], a lower risk of goiter (OR 0.73; 95%-CI 0.54-0.99) and nodules (OR 0.54; 95%-CI 0.35-0.85), and a higher risk of anti-TPO-Ab >200 IU/mL (OR 1.94; 95%-CI 1.28-2.95) compared to the reference population. Furthermore, diabetic subjects had lower serum FT3 levels than the non-diabetic references (adjusted mean 5.00 pmol/L; 95%-CI 4.88-5.12 pmol/L versus 5.27 pmol/L; 95%-CI 5.24-5.30 pmol/L). CONCLUSIONS:Adult type 1 diabetes mellitus is associated with a decreased risk of goiter and nodules and an increased risk of thyroid autoimmunity. A diabetes-related low T3 syndrome may contribute to the differences in thyroid function between type 1 diabetic and non-diabetic subjects. (c) 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Authors: Bjørn O Åsvold; Lars J Vatten; Trine Bjøro; Douglas C Bauer; Alexandra Bremner; Anne R Cappola; Graziano Ceresini; Wendy P J den Elzen; Luigi Ferrucci; Oscar H Franco; Jayne A Franklyn; Jacobijn Gussekloo; Giorgio Iervasi; Misa Imaizumi; Patricia M Kearney; Kay-Tee Khaw; Rui M B Maciel; Anne B Newman; Robin P Peeters; Bruce M Psaty; Salman Razvi; José A Sgarbi; David J Stott; Stella Trompet; Mark P J Vanderpump; Henry Völzke; John P Walsh; Rudi G J Westendorp; Nicolas Rodondi Journal: JAMA Intern Med Date: 2015-06 Impact factor: 21.873