Editorial: Association of Hypothyroidism with Metabolic Syndrome

Abstract

Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is diagnosed when three out of five cardiometabolic risk factors are present namely hyperglycaemia, low HDL-Cholesterol, high triglycerides, systolic hypertension and obesity. Presence of metabolic syndrome increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus 2 (T2DM). Other conditions have also been related to metabolic syndromes e.g. cancer, sleep apnea, polycystic ovary syndrome, thyroid disruptions and 3,4 others. There is a worldwide epidemic of MS, Pakistan and some other developing countries are no 4 exception . Hypothyroidism can be overt or subclinical. Subclinical-hypothyroidism (SCH) is defined when TSH values are more than 4.0 mIU/L but less than 10 mIU/L with normal thyroid hormones (fT4 5,6 and fT3)...............................