Hypothyroidism is an independent risk factor for Menière's disease : A population-based cohort study

Abstract

The relationship of hypothyroidism and Menière's disease (MD) has been discussed before, yet not well documented. Our study aims to investigate the correlation of both diseases. This is a retrospective cohort study based on data from the LHID2000 (Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000), a subset of the Taiwan National Research Health Insurance Database that contains claims data for the 2000 to 2011 period. A total of 27,050 patients were included in this study, 5410 of whom had received a hypothyroidism diagnosis. The prevalence of MD was high in patients with hypothyroidism (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.14-1.51), especially in those older than 50 years old (P <5 years (P