From the Department of General Surgery(Elmisbah, Laham); from the Department of Internal Medicine(Almisbah); from the Department of Pathology (Agarwal, Othman), Faculty of Medicine; and from the College of Medicine (T. Alanazi, A. Alanazi, Alanzi, Aldahmashi), Northern Border University, Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Med J. 2024 Jun;45(6):591-597. doi: 10.15537/smj.2024.45.6.20240144.
To study the prevalence of thyroid disorders (TDs) among the diabetic population in Arar, Saudi Arabia.
A cross-sectional design study carried out in Arar, northern province of Saudi Arabia, from October 2023 to January 2024. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. From the diabetic population aged over 18 years old.
A total of 501 participants were enrolled. Most fall within the 20-35 age range, comprising 36.5% of the sample. Vitamin D deficiency appears to be the most prevalent comorbid condition. Following closely behind is vitamin B12 deficiency; hypertension and high blood lipids also show notable prevalence rates, affecting 10.5-22.1% of the population. In terms of diabetes, 42.8% of the population has been diagnosed with the condition. Among those with diabetes, the majority (67.6%) have been diagnosed with the second type, while 32.4% have the first type. There is an association between diabetes and TDs, with 51.3% of participants reporting this.
The findings indicate that the adults in Arar, Saudi Arabia, lack some knowledge of TDs and their relationship to diabetes.
研究沙特阿拉伯阿巴尔地区糖尿病患者中甲状腺疾病(TDs)的患病率。
2023 年 10 月至 2024 年 1 月在沙特阿拉伯北部省份阿巴尔进行了一项横断面设计研究。使用结构化问卷收集数据。参与者为年龄在 18 岁以上的糖尿病患者。
共纳入 501 名参与者。大多数人年龄在 20-35 岁之间,占样本的 36.5%。维生素 D 缺乏似乎是最常见的合并症。紧随其后的是维生素 B12 缺乏症;高血压和高血脂也有显著的患病率,影响 10.5-22.1%的人群。在糖尿病方面,42.8%的人群被诊断出患有该病。在患有糖尿病的人群中,大多数(67.6%)被诊断为 2 型糖尿病,而 32.4%的人患有 1 型糖尿病。糖尿病与 TDs 之间存在关联,51.3%的参与者报告存在这种关联。
这些发现表明,沙特阿拉伯阿巴尔地区的成年人对 TDs 及其与糖尿病的关系缺乏一些了解。