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Association between thyroid abnormalities and hypertension among hospitalized US patients: data from the National
Sijan Basnet1, Rashmi Dhital1, Biswaraj Tharu2
1Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Hospital, West Reading, Pennsylvania, USA.
Abstract:
Abnormalities of thyroid, namely hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism, are both associated with increased risk of hypertension. We utilized the National Inpatient Sample from the years 2012-2014 to explore the risk of thyroid disorders in relation to those without a thyroid diagnosis. We found that hypertension was more commonly associated with hyperthyroidism (odds ratio: 1.18; 95% confidence interval: 1.16-1.21, P<0.0001) than with hypothyroidism (odds ratio: 1.06; 95% confidence interval: 1.06-1.07, P<0.0001) when both were compared with hypertension without a thyroid diagnosis.
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