Prevalence of Insulin Resistance and its Effects in Cases of Hypothyroidism

Abstract

Background: Insulin tolerance, despite its normal or elevated blood concentration, can be defined as impairedglucose values, reducedtolerance  ofliver, muscles, adipose tissues and other body tissues to insulin hormone . resistanceto insulin could be symptomless or manifest as a number of conditions, like failure of glucose metabolism,hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia,  diabetes mellitus II type,obesity and hypertension. This study  aims to measure the prevalence of IR in hypothyroidism and to co relate IR with various anthropometric variables clinical (blood pressure) , biochemical (FBS, lipid profile) and (BMI, Waist circumference) with  cases of hypothyroidism.