A Study of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Females Over Fifty Years of Age in a Territory Care Hospital – Cross Sectional Study

Background. A study of subclinical hypothyroidism in females over fty years of age in a territory care hospital– cross sectional study Methods: Data was collected from diabetic patients attending Department of General medicine of Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences,Kanyakumari, TamilNadu from march 2022 to September 2023.Data collected from 100 patients in outpatient thosewere examined for thyroid function. Women with subclinical hypothyroidism (dened as TSH > 5.5µIU/ml with normal free T4 and free T3 ) were considered as cases. Results: Surveys that stratied TSH levels indicate a predominance of TSH <10µIU/ml, which accounts for about 55-85% of cases. Almost 65% of our patients with subclinical hypothyroidism had TSH levels <10µIU/ml. Conclusion: Subclinical hypothyroidism is highly prevalent in elderly women above the age of 50 years.Most of those with subclinical hypothyroidism have TSH level below 10µIU/ml.