Current status of thyroid disease in the population of Saharanpur

The thyroid gland has one of the most important endocrine organs. The neoplasm of the thyroid gland is one of the serious public health issues confronting the modern world. The aim of present study was to assess the life time prevalence, sex analysis, agewise analysis, information available and associated morbidity profile of thyroid disease in adults of Saharanpur district of U.P. For the 250 clinic individuals aged 18-65 years, clinical examination and structured interview. Out of the 250 screened subjects 113 (45.2%) were found to be thyroid positive. Female sex was predominant 59.3%. The 31-45 age range was the hardest hit (30.1%) followed by 18-30 years (23.9%). The most common disorder was hypothyroidism and commonly associated co-morbitities were high cholesterols (30.1%), T2 DM (23.9%), dislypidimia (18.6%) and CVD (12.4%). The most disturbing facts were that 57.5% thyroid positives were unaware of their condition and the prevalence of the thyroid was slowly increasing from 18% in 2021 to 27% in 2025. The conclusions emphasize the essence of mass screening and health education programs plus giving importance on management of affiliated metabolisms.