Diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism: Strange bedfellows or mutual companions?

Table 1 Prevalence of hypothyroidism in patients with type 1 diabetes n (%)

Gender	Number of subjects	Prevalence of hypothyroidism
Female	246	76 (30.9)b
Male	258	26 (10.1)
Total	504	102 (20.2)

^bP < 0.001 vs males.

Table 2 Comparative prevalence of hypothyroidism in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes n (%)

Diabetic subgroup	Number of subjects	Prevalence of
		hypothyroidism
Type 1	504	102 (20.2%)b
Type 2	918	108 (11.8%)

^bP < 0.001 vs type 2 diabetes.