Thyroid hormone levels in apparently euthyroid subjects with essential hypertension in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria.

Background: High blood pressure (BP) is a major health problem in Nigeria and the involvement of thyroid hormones in this condition has not been evaluated in this center.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the proportion of patients with an essential hypertension who had abnormal thyroid hormone levels and the type of thyroid disorders commonly observed in this group of patients.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study of 94 patients (30 males, aged 30.