%0 Journal Article
%T Lipoprotein (a), Lipid Profile and Mean Platelet Volume in Hypothyroid Patients in Sana'a, Yemen: A Case-Control Study
%A Badria Shamsan
%A Ekram Al-Eryani
%A Salah A. Adlat
%J -
%D 2016
%X Objectives: This study aimed to measure lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)], lipid profile and mean platelet volume (MPV) in hypothyroid patients compared to healthy controls.
%K An unmatched case-control study was conducted involving 100 subjects (50 overt hypothyroidism patients and 50 healthy controls admitted to the University of Science and Technology Hospital
%K Al-Thawra Hospital and Al-Jomhori Hospital- Sana'a
%K Yemen during the period from May 2013 to March 2014. Data were collected by in-person interview using a structured questionnaire followed by weight and height measurements. Fresh blood samples were collected and analyzed using electrochemiluminescent
%K spectrophotometric and immunoturbidimetric methods for estimating Lp(a)
%K lipid profile and MPV parameters.
%U http://ust.edu/ojs/index.php/yjmp/article/view/930