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ea0020p169 | Thyroid | ECE2009

Frequency of thyroid function test abnormalities in an open population in Queretaro, Mexico

Osorio Ma. Ludivina Robles , Montiel Hebert Luis Hernandez , Sainz Juan Carlos Solis , Solis Pablo Garcia , Silva Ernesto Francisco Sabath , Lomeli Adrian Hernandez , Maya Victor Eduardo , Ramirez Nestor , Gonzalez David , Alcantara Alejandro

It is important to know the prevalence of common diseases in every country in order to guide us to take decisions regarding public health benefits in screening, in Mexico we do not have information regarding thyroid abnormalities.Methods: We designed a cross-sectional study in the city of Queretaro (Mexico) in order to know the prevalence of altered thyroid function tests in our population, since we do not have any previous study. We calculated the sampl...