| خلاصه مقاله | Background and Aims: stroke is the fourth cause of death which leads to disability diseases.Given the increased likelihood of atrial fibrillation,atherosclerosis,and high blood pressure due to fluctuations in thyroid hormone(TSH) levels outside the normal range,and the commonality of these factors with stroke risk factors,the existence of a relationship between TSH and stroke occurrence is expected Aim: our aim is to investigate association between TSH and stroke occurrence.
Methods: study was conducted in Imam Reza Hospital of Tabriz, Iran from March2021 to March2022.This study included205 patients.Demographic information including age, gender, comorbidities,TSH test results, disability severity based on discharge criteria and three months, and the type of stroke from the stroke registry were extracted and recorded. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS22 software. Descriptive statistics (mean ± standard deviation) were used to compare each variable using appropriate statistical methods. The Smirnov-Kolmogorov test was used to assess the normality of the data.quantitative variables with normal distribution,the independent sample t-test was used, and for quantitative variables without normal distribution,the Mann-Whitney U test was used.
Results: Out of 205 samples,9 cases of TIA,11 cases of CVT,34 cases of haemorrhagic and151 cases of ischemic stroke were reported.Out of205 patients,17.1% had low TSH levels,75.6% were in the normal and 7.3% were above the normal range.The median TSH was2.05 with an interquartile range of1.3 for stroke patients.
Conclusions: This study could not find a significant relationship between TSH levels and the type of stroke, but investigations showed a significant association between TSH levels and the severity of stroke symptoms during admission and discharge. |