Diagnosed in Operating Room with Hypertension: A widespread but unseen affliction
Additional data:
Diagnosis of DM; fasting blood glucose was 126 mg/dl or blood glucose 200 mg/dl at any time was considered as the patients who were referred to endocrinology consultant, were diagnosed, or who received DM treatment. The diagnosis of COPD was made by consulting the chest physician with long-term bronchodilator or steroid treatment for lung disease with spirometry findings. Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) was defined as a history of stroke or a history of a proven transient ischemic attack.
The diagnosis of subclinical and clinical hypothyroidism was accepted as patients with TSH <10 mU dl- and/or by the diagnosis of the endocrinologist. Endocrinologists gave approval for the operation of subclinical hypothyroid patients under treatment.
Depression was defined as patients diagnosed and treated by the psychiatrist. Patients with BMI30 were considered obese.
