Title

Prevalence and risk factors of subclinical hypothyroidism in postmenopausal women: A cross-sectional study

Authors

Chakresh Jain¹, Nishi Mishra², Sarita Singh³ & Arunendra Nirat^4,*

Affiliation

1Department of Community Medicine, Shyam Shah Medical College, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India; 2Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Government Medical College, Santa, Madhya Pradesh, India; 3Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Shyam Shah Medical College, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India; 4Department of Community Medicine, Nandkumar Singh Chouhan Government Medical College, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Chakresh Jain - E-mail: drchakreshjain81@gmail.com
Nishi Mishra - E-mail: nishimishra92@gmail.com
Sarita Singh - E-mail: drsarry1510@gmail.com
Arunendra Nirat - E-mail: dr.arunendra44@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received July 1, 2025; Revised July 31, 2025; Accepted July 31, 2025, Published July 31, 2025

Abstract

The prevalence and associated risk factors of subclinical hypothyroidism among 142 postmenopausal women aged 45–70 years. Thyroid profiles were evaluated using serum TSH and free T4 levels, identifying subclinical hypothyroidism in 22.5% of participants. Higher BMI, dyslipidemia, and hypertension showed significant associations with thyroid dysfunction. Subclinical hypothyroidism was more common among women within 5-10 years of menopause. These findings underscore the need for routine thyroid screening in postmenopausal women.

Keywords

Subclinical hypothyroidism, postmenopausal women, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), risk factors, prevalence

Citation

Jain et al. Bioinformation 21(7): 2241-2244 (2025)

Edited by

A Prashanth

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.