Thyroid status in premenopausal and postmenopausal women – A biochemical study on insulin resistance in non obese, overweight and obese type 2 diabetics

Insulin resistance with altered thyroid status in women is observed in type 2 diabetics and varies with advancing age and estrogen profile. We compared thyroid status between premenopausal and postmenopausal women in obese, non obese and overweight type 2 diabetes. We included 301type 2 diabetics who were segregated into premenopausal (n = 100) 33.2% and postmenopausal (n = 201) 66.8% among three sub groups (Non obese, overweight and Obese).Anthropometry, fasting blood glucose, lipid profile, glycated hemoglobin, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, liver function tests, Free T4, T3, TSH, Zn2+and Mg2+ were enabled. Non obese type 2 diabetics were segregated into two groups n = 21 (29.2%)- premenopausal with mean age of 41.48 ± 4.30 and n = 51 (70.8%) - post menopausal with mean age of 58.49 ± 7.32 There were significant differences in WHR, HbA1c, HDL with p