Does insulin resistance trigger thyroid nodule?


Demiral Sezer S., Erdogan Yucel E.

INTERNAL AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.16, sa.8, ss.2105-2108, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11739-021-02713-z
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNAL AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2105-2108
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Thyroid nodule, Insulin resistance, Thyroid
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The relationship between insulin resistance and thyroid nodules is not clearly understood. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between insulin resistance and thyroid nodules in non-diabetic patients. 410 patients who applied to the Internal Medicine outpatient clinic from June 2018 to July 2019 were reviewed retrospectively. A total of 216 non-diabetic patients were divided into two groups. The relationship of 105 patients with thyroid nodules and 110 patients without thyroid nodules with insulin resistance was investigated. Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance value, serum triglycerides and total cholesterol level, and the ratio of women were higher in the group with thyroid nodules (p < 0.05). There was a positive and significant relationship between homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance value and thyroid nodules (r + 0.29, p < 0.05). In non-diabetic thyroid nodule patients, a significant relationship was detected between nodule formation and insulin resistance. However, these data must be confirmed by other studies in the future.