Increased risk of type 2 diabetes in patients with thyroid cancer after thyroidectomy: A nationwide cohort study.

Min-Seon Kim Eunjin NohSoon Young HwangJung A KimEyun Song Min Jeong Park Kyung Mook ChoiSei Hyun BaikGeum Joon ChoHye Jin Yoo

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2021)

Thyroid cancer patients who underwent thyroidectomy were more likely to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus than the matched controls. There was a U-shaped dose-dependent relationship between the levothyroxine dosage and type 2 diabetes mellitus risk.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
glycemic control
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
cardiovascular disease
prognostic factors
cardiovascular risk factors
metabolic syndrome
patient reported outcomes
skeletal muscle
patient reported