International Journal of Endocrinology / 2019 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Thyroid Dysfunction and Cytological Patterns among Patients Requested for Thyroid Function Test in an Endemic Goiter Area of Gondar, North West Ethiopia Table 2 Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction according to sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants.
Variables Category Total N (%) Euthyroid N (%) Thyroid dysfunction N (%) Pearson chi-squares (χ 2 ) Age (years) <25 73 (19) 49 (12.8) 24 (6.2) 0.277 25–35 99 (25.8) 83 (21.6) 16 (4.2) 36–45 91 (23.7) 62 (16.1) 29 (7.5) 46–55 81 (21.1) 61 (15.9) 20 (5.2) >55 40 (10.4) 28 (7.3) 12 (3.2) Sex Male 38 (9.9) 32 (8.3) 6 (1.6) 0.121 Female 346 (90.1) 251 (65.4) 95 (24.7) Previously diagnosed (thyroid dysfunction) Yes 17 (4.4) 1 (0.26) 16 (4.1) 0.032 No 367 (95.6) 223 (58.1) 84 (22.1) Disease comorbidities Yes 130 (33.9) 87 (22.7) 43 (11.2) 0.031 No 254 (66.1) 196 (51) 58 (15.1) Presence of goiter Yes 273 (71) 183 (47.6) 90 (23.4) 0.932 No 111 (29) 100 (26) 11 (2.8) Treated for thyroid dysfunction Yes 31 (8.1) 18 (4.7) 12 (3.1) 0.176 No 353 (91.9) 264 (68.8) 89 (23.2) Family history of thyroid dysfunction Yes 105 (27.3) 70 (18.2) 35 (9.1) 0.035 No 279 (72.7) 213 (55.5) 65 (16.9) Pregnancy history in the last two years Yes 61 (15.9) 39 (10.2) 22 (5.7) 0.12 No 323 (84.1) 244 (63.7) 79 (20.6) Iodinated salt practice Yes 41 (10.7) 27 (7) 13 (3.4) 0.153 No 343 (89.3) 256 (66.7) 88 (23) Duration of illness (year) <5 337 (87.8) 247 (64.3) 90 (23.4) 0.63 ≥5 47 (12.3) 36 (9.4) 11 (2.9)