Clinical Study

Association of Interferon-Alpha and Ribavirin-Induced Thyroid Dysfunction with Severity of Disease and Response to Treatment in Pakistani Asian Patients of Chronic Hepatitis C

Table 1

Thyroid dysfunction and severity of disease.

Thyroid function
Severity (no. of patients) Total (n)
Mild (n)Moderate (n)Severe (n)

Euthyroid
43 (49.42%)34 (39.08%)10 (11.49%)87
Hyperthyroid03030208
Hypothyroid
03
040209
Biphasic thyroiditis0201003

Total
51 (47.66%)42 (39.25%)14 (13.08%)107

P value <0.81 on chi-square test.