NEW DELHI: Women suffer more from thyroid related disorders than men do, says a report.
It is estimated that about 200 million people suffer from thyroid disorders worldwide.
A new report on the basis of a data survey conducted by SRL Diagnostics, a diagnostics company in India, revealed that women suffer more from thyroid related disorders than men do.
Furthermore, the analysis focused on another aspect of thyroid disorders, the autoimmune thyroiditis, wherein one’s own body acts against one’s thyroid.
In the overall population, around 20 per cent women tested positive on thyroid autoantibodies as compared with men, at 15 per cent.
The report also highlighted that 11-13 per cent of adults in ”our country are afflicted by thyroid disorders”.
However what was interesting that, 19 per cent of the population who were normal on routine thyroid tests (TSH, Free T4) were found to be positive for thyroid autoantibodies.
The age group of 31-45 years had the highest proportion of such cases (18 per cent).
Zone-wise, people from North India showed to be having the highest percentage of positive thyroid autoantibodies with normal routine thyroid tests. (AGENCIES)
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