BACKGROUND: Recent biochemical and physiological investigations have focused on the fundament of mood disorders in thyroid dysfunction. The present study aimed to address depressive disorder in a sample of Iranian hypothyroid women compared to euthyroid individuals. METHODS: Thirty consecutive hypothyroid female patients aged 25 to 40 years who referred to the Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinic at Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital in Tehran within a four-month period in 2015 were assessed. Thirty healthy euthyroid subjects matched for sex, age, and educational level were selected as the control. For assessment of depression status, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) was employed. RESULTS: The study showed higher mean depression score in hypothyroid patients when compared to euthyroid ones (13.8 ± 9.5 versus 5.8 ± 5.2, p = 0.010). No significant association was revealed between mean depression score and patients' education level (p = 0.627), age (p = 0.967), occupation status (p = 0.211), and marital status (p = 0.556). CONCLUSION: Hypothyroid women are predisposed to depressive symptoms independent of their baseline demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.
BACKGROUND: Recent biochemical and physiological investigations have focused on the fundament of mood disorders in thyroid dysfunction. The present study aimed to address depressive disorder in a sample of Iranian hypothyroidwomen compared to euthyroid individuals. METHODS: Thirty consecutive hypothyroid female patients aged 25 to 40 years who referred to the Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinic at Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital in Tehran within a four-month period in 2015 were assessed. Thirty healthy euthyroid subjects matched for sex, age, and educational level were selected as the control. For assessment of depression status, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) was employed. RESULTS: The study showed higher mean depression score in hypothyroidpatients when compared to euthyroid ones (13.8 ± 9.5 versus 5.8 ± 5.2, p = 0.010). No significant association was revealed between mean depression score and patients' education level (p = 0.627), age (p = 0.967), occupation status (p = 0.211), and marital status (p = 0.556). CONCLUSION:Hypothyroidwomen are predisposed to depressive symptoms independent of their baseline demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.
Authors: Maryam Y H Mohammad; Naimah A Bushulaybi; Aishah S AlHumam; Arwa Y AlGhamdi; Hala A Aldakhil; Nesreen A Alumair; Marwa M Shafey Journal: J Family Med Prim Care Date: 2019-08-28
Authors: Benjamín Romero-Gómez; Paula Guerrero-Alonso; Juan Manuel Carmona-Torres; Blanca Notario-Pacheco; Ana Isabel Cobo-Cuenca Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-11-28 Impact factor: 3.390