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The thyroid in end-stage renal disease.

E M Kaptein1, H Quion-Verde, C J Chooljian

  • 1Department of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

Medicine
|May 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have a higher prevalence of goiter and hypothyroidism. Euthyroid ESRD patients also show altered thyroid hormone levels, potentially linked to malnutrition.

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Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Endocrinology
  • Internal Medicine

Background:

  • End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is associated with varied goiter and hypothyroidism prevalence.
  • Altered thyroid hormone levels in euthyroid ESRD patients may relate to nonthyroidal conditions like malnutrition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare thyroid abnormalities in ESRD patients versus a control population.
  • To investigate factors influencing goiter and thyroid hormone levels in ESRD.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study comparing 306 ESRD patients with 139 controls.
  • Assessed goiter, thyroid hormone levels (T3, T4), parathyroid hormone, albumin, and transferrin.
  • Analyzed relationships with dialysis duration, gender, age, race, diabetes, and antibodies.

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Main Results:

  • Goiter was significantly more prevalent in ESRD patients (43%) vs. controls (6.7%).
  • Hypothyroidism was higher in ESRD (2.6%) vs. controls (1.1%).
  • Euthyroid ESRD patients showed reduced free T4 (12.9%) and T3 (65.5%) indices, lower albumin (3.5 g/dl), and correlated T3 with albumin and transferrin.

Conclusions:

  • ESRD patients exhibit increased goiter and hypothyroidism rates.
  • Altered thyroid hormone levels in euthyroid ESRD patients are linked to nutritional status (albumin, transferrin).
  • Gender and dialysis duration are factors in goiter prevalence and parathyroid hormone levels in ESRD.