Testing the Correlation between Hypothyroidism and Type 2 Diabetes in Down Syndrome Patients

Overview

Objectives The objective of this project is to see if there is a link between Hypothyroidism and type 2 diabetes in patients with Down syndrome. Methods In order to test how Hypothyroidism relates to type 2 diabetes we surveyed 24 subjects, 12 with Down syndrome and12 without. We hypothesized that if patients with Down syndrome have hypothyroidism then they are likely to develop type 2 diabetes. We surveyed patients within the same age group to check if a relationship exists between Hypothyroidism and type 2 diabetes in patients without Down syndrome. Results Our results showed that of all subjects surveyed, 25% of subjects without down syndrome had type 2 diabetes and hypothyroidism, and 33% of the same group had type 2 diabetes without hypothyroidism. Within the group that had Down Syndrome 25% of the subjects had type 2 diabetes and hypothyroidism, and 0% had type 2 diabetes without hypothyroidism. Even though the percentage of patients who had type 2 diabetes that did not have down syndrome was higher than the patients that had down syndrome, in all patients with down syndrome the patients had both type 2 diabetes and hypothyroidism. Conclusions Based on our data it was proven that all Down syndrome patients who had type 2 diabetes had hypothyroidism. Therefore we can conclude that hypothyroidism is a contributing factor to type 2 diabetes in patients with Down syndrome.

Competition history

• CSEF 2019 Mammalian Biology · Entry J1204

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