Determinación de T4 libre y TSH en el Club de hipertensos del Centro de Salud de Sinincay

Abstract

Hypertension ( HTN ) is a common chronic disease in the population, by frequency, complexity and consequencesis the main clinical problem of adult in a society, could be due to different causes, one of these is hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, being necessary quantification of thyroid hormones ( T4 and TSH). The objective of this research was to determine the serum concentrations of the hormones TSH and free T4 in hypertensive patients included age 50-75. A study was non-experimental, descriptive, observational, cross-cut, and the sample consisted of a total of 60 patients of both genders (50 were diagnosed with hypertension, a control group of 10 healthy) attending the monthly meeting of the Club de Hipertensosdel Centro de Salud de Sinincay in July. We collected data on the concentration of hormones T4 and TSH in serum, age, origin, occupation and history of thyroid disease. For statistical calculation was used database in Excel version 2007 and the SPSS statistical package v.15.0, resulting a significant correlation between hormones T4 and TSH (p = 0003-95 %). When analyzing free T4 and TSH in 50 hypertensive patients of both genders, we found that 36% of them had thyroid alterations. Was determined in 5 of them Subclinical Hyperthyroidism, whose serumTSH was found diminished, and free T4 , normal for three of them and 2 with a high value , 11 patients had Subclinical hypothyroidism with elevated TSH and normal T4.