Study of the effect of hypothyroidism on the serum cholesterol and albumin level in women in Najaf.

Abstract

Objectives: to study the impact of decreased thyroid secretion on level of serum cholesterol and albumin in serum women.

Methodology: a study in applied AL-Sader educational hospital for the period of April 2013 to August 2013 including the study the measuring of concentration of cholesterol and albumin in serum blood of (65) women patient of hypothyroidism. the researcher of used statistical analysis of data.

Results: the search results showed significant increased in the rate of cholesterol compared to control group
(p<0.05) and non-significant in the rate of albumin compared to control group (p<0.05).

Conclusion: thyroid hormones regulated serum cholesterol and albumin. The decreased serum thyroxin is attributable to the presence of an abnormal human serum cholesterol.

Recommendation: the study recommends to decreased the high rate of cholesterol with patient of hypothyroidism by taking thyroxin to erect the thyroid gland to normal action.