Assessment of Vitamin D Levels Among Hashimoto and Hypothyroidism Disease in Iraq, A Comparative Study

Year : 2024 | Volume : 14 | Issue : 03 | Page : 77 83
    By

    Sarah Hasan Kadhum AL-Huchaimi,

  • Maysoon Khudair AL-Hadrawi,

  • Zahraa K. Taiban,

  1. Lecturer, Department of Community Health, Kufa, Technical Institute, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Kufa, Al-Najaf, , Iraq
  2. Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Laboratory Techniques, Kufa Technical Institute, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Kufa, Al-Najaf, , Iraq
  3. Lecturer, Department of Community Health, Kufa, Technical Institute, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Kufa, Al-Najaf, , Iraq

Abstract

The thyroid gland is a small gland that regulates the body’s metabolism. It secretes the hormones that the body needs to maintain this process. People of different ages may be afflicted with thyroid diseases, including Hashimoto disease and hypothyroidism. The current study aimed to compare the levels of vitamin D among patients with Hashimoto’s disease and hypothyroidism coming to the Diabetes and Endocrinology Center in Al-Sadr Medical City in Najaf Governorate for the period between June 1, 2023, and January 1, 2024. Our current study included 30 pathological samples from people with Hashimoto’s disease and 30 pathological samples from people with non-immune hypothyroidism. The concentration of Vitamin D was calculated by using the VIDAS technique and materials produced by the Etoile, France company. The results showed that the percentage of women infected with both diseases was greater than that of men, and the age group between 40–49 was the most frequent in both diseases. The results also showed that vitamin D levels in patients with Hashimoto’s disease are lower than in patients with non-autoimmune hypothyroidism. The results were analyzed using the SPSS program, version 2022. We concluded from our study that thyroid diseases are more common among women compared to men, and that age is related to the disease. The level of vitamin D also plays an important role in determining the type of disease, as it has been recorded to be significantly lower in people suffering from autoimmune hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s).Compared with patients with non-immune hypothyroidism.

Keywords: Hashimoto disease, hypothyroidism, Iraq, vitamin D

[This article belongs to Research & Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences ]

How to cite this article:
Sarah Hasan Kadhum AL-Huchaimi, Maysoon Khudair AL-Hadrawi, Zahraa K. Taiban. Assessment of Vitamin D Levels Among Hashimoto and Hypothyroidism Disease in Iraq, A Comparative Study. Research & Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences. 2024; 14(03):77-83.
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Sarah Hasan Kadhum AL-Huchaimi, Maysoon Khudair AL-Hadrawi, Zahraa K. Taiban. Assessment of Vitamin D Levels Among Hashimoto and Hypothyroidism Disease in Iraq, A Comparative Study. Research & Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences. 2024; 14(03):77-83. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/rrjols/article=2024/view=185562


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Volume 14
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Received 06/11/2024
Accepted 12/11/2024
Published 26/11/2024
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