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Autoimmune thyroiditis and shift
work
By:Abhishek Dave
MPH(Epidemiology)1st yearhttp://www.webmd.com/women/picture-of-the-thyroid
Autoimmune diseases (AD)
Immune system attacks self antigens³ Can affect any part, organ of the body Causes unknown, some genetic and environmental³ Includes 24 autoimmune diseases(NIH) More diseases falling into AD criteria 80-100 AD prevailing as per AARDA Differs among region, age and gender³
http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/news/Nov2001/FullTextTowardsAUnifyingConceptOfAutoimmuneDiseases.html
Autoimmune Disease burden in USA
At least 23 million people in USA(~8%) have autoimmune diseases¹ Numbers greater than cancer patients(9 million), heart patients(22
million) In top 10 mortality causes in adult women before 65 years of age³ Affects everyone but have female predilection¹ 78% of total affected are women¹
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis AD affecting Thyroid Gland T cell mediated destruction² Heredity and environmental causes² High iodine, Selenium def. , radiation, infection⁵ Smoking⁶, Post pregnancy ⁷ Male: Female is 8:1 to 10:1 (AARDA)
Immunogenicity of disease
http://www.jautoimdis.com/content/2/1/1/figure/F1
Clinical Features of HT
Weight gain most common symptom³⁵ Sign: enlargement of thyroid gland Diagnosis³⁵: Clinically, Thyroid Tests T4,T3 Anti TPO, Tg antibodies Ultrasonography
Treatment : Life long Thyroid hormone replacement³⁵ Surgery as per condition ³⁵
Enlarged thyroid gland
Histopathology of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Inflammatory cells
http://health-fts.blogspot.com/2012/03/thyroiditis.html
http://www.mylot.com/image/751452/goitre-goitre
Shift work and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis??
Shift work : including day, evening and night shifts A large number of population work in shifts(~15 million)
They are at risk of many diseases:
Shift work
Stress
Autoimmune Thyroiditishttp://kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com/en/7Kaleidoscope10994.html
http://www.cartoonwork.com/workplace_g52-biological_clock_p515.html
http://www.occup-med.com/content/1/1/25/figure/F4?highres=y
Studies on shift work and multiple disorders
Different studies from early 1980’s to 2014 showed shift work is related to diseases SHIFT WORK
Lung cancer¹¹ ovarian ca.¹² Multiple sclerosis¹³ Diabetes Mellitus¹⁴ breast cancer endometrial ca.¹⁰
https://www.mja.com.au/sites/default/files/issues/199_08_211013/raj10561_fm-1.jpg
Causal Pathway: Night work and Immune dysregulation melatonin- sleep circadian rhythm ³⁶ Immune system regulation¹⁵⁻¹⁷
Melatonin decreases pro inflammatory cytokines: interleukin-2, interferon-γ & TNF-α¹⁹ These cytokines are important Mediator in autoimmune thyroiditis¹⁹
http://www.sleepdisordersguide.com/topics/biological-clock.html
http://www.afsafund.org/research_1996.html
http://www.photobiology.com/v1/maestroni2/
Studies Supporting melatonin hypothesis in various autoimmune disease
Multiple Sclerosis²²⁻²³ Alzheimer’s Disease²⁴⁻²⁵ Systemic Lupus Erythematous²⁶ Diabetes Mellitus type 1 ²⁷ Inflammatory Bowel Disease²⁸
https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/14/6/11742/htm
Research question: Can shift work for long periods be a cause of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in female nurses?
Hypothesis: Shift work for long periods can be a cause of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in female nurses.
Null Hypothesis: There is no association between working in shifts and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in female nurses.
Why only female nurses for Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis?
• 78% women affected overall in autoimmune diseases¹• 10:1 male : female ratio for Hashimoto³• Females most common in nursing profession than
other professions• 30% work in shifts
Research Study
Study Design Type of study: Case-control study Long latency period(~7 years), not a common disease Location of study: USA Selection of Participants: Nurses Health Study I, II and III NHS I- Dr. Frank Speizer NHS II- Dr. Walter Willett , NIH NHS III- Drs. Walter Willett, Janet Rich-Edwards, Stacey Missmer, and Jorge Chavarro (Channing lab and Harvard SPH) Most recently(2009) 90% of 238,000 NP participated from NHS I and II and 100,000 are being recruited in NHS III We have 214,000 subject eligible as per 2011 questionnaire survey
Identification of cases and controls
Questionnaire from NHS I,II,III Cases: one who marked yes in hypothyroidism Controls: who marked no in that option
Exposure: From the questionnaire shown below Number of nights/week or month
Sample Questionnaire from NHS II
What is exposure and its criteria?
Exposure: Shift work Defined as at least one Night shift (>8 hours) per week in addition to standard day shifts
Exposure: Shift work other than day work of 8-5 At least one evening or night shift At least one night shift per week At least 8 hours per night shift
Outcome
Outcome: Positive disease status of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Outcome criteria: Clinically examined hypothyroid³³ Serological tests: TSH, T4, T3 hormone level³³ Anti Thyroglobulin and Thyroperoxidase antibodies
Inclusion and exclusion criteria of subjects
Inclusion: 1.Female nurses working >10 years 2. Living in USA since that period 3. Willing to participate in study 4. Who has personal/family history of - Autoimmune diseases
Exclusion: 1. Female nurses working <10 years 2. Not living in USA from that period 3. Who are not willing to participate 4. Pregnant women: Due to safety concerns on fetus 5. Cases diagnosed before doing the shift work 6. Taking medication which can effect thyroid gland function
Design Phase of Study Eligible participants are approached Consent taken, study explained Questionnaire formed The data gathered from these forms Some general data taken from NHS questionnaire Diagnostic tests will be run to find true cases and controls
Age, geographical distribution Number of pregnancies⁸ smoking, drinking alcohol Radiation⁸ Other autoimmune disease
Controlling the confounding
Age: MATCHING in design phase
Other confounders: STRATIFIED ANALYSIS in analysis phase
Confounders
Information bias: Retrospective study Difficulty to recall the exposure
1. Non differential 2. Differential
type II error type I error Misclassification of exposure
Decreasing the bias Looking into the schedule sheets of nurses, managed by their employers or hospitals
Bias
a b c d
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Yes No
No
Yes
Shif
t w
ork
a+bc+d
a+c
b+d
N
Data Plotting
Data Analysis
Example of multiple logistic regression
Measure of frequency: cannot do in case control
But can measure odds of exposure
Measure of association: (Exposure)Odds Ratio
Odds ratio = Stratified Analysis or Multiple Logistic Regression to control confounding
a x db x c
Characteristics
Case
Control
Unadju-sted OR
Adjus-ted OR
Shift work
Day work
Age
No. of pregnanciesF/H of autoimmune disease (AD)Smoking
Drinking alcohol
Radiation
Other AD +
Limitations: 1. Disease risk can not be measured directly, no incidence/
prevalence rate Only odds of exposure is measured2. Can not confirm temporality3. Possibility of misclassification of exposure4. Misclassification of outcome
Strengths:
1. Useful for disease with long latency period2. Quicker, less expensive and smaller3. Can measure multiple variable at a time
Limitation & strengths
How will this study enlighten our knowledge? Identifying association b/w shift work and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis Can affect 20 million people around USA Multiple variables at a single time New labor laws to prevent occupational hazards Screening methods for Papillary Thyroid carcinoma Saving money and using it in future research
Need for further studies Biological and microcellular level research Exact mechanism of association
Concluding remarks
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