Evaluation of Daytime Sleepiness in Hypothyroid Patients
Selma Pekgör
Abstract:The present study aims to investigate the excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with hypothyroidism and in the healthy control group using the Epworth sleepiness scale. Methods: This study was completed with 127 people, 75 of whom were hypothyroidism and 52 were control group. Age, height, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure of the all participants were recorded. Thyroid hormone tests and biochemical parameters were examined in the morning. Epworth Sleepiness … Show more
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