Research Article
Congenital Hypothyroidism: An Audit and Study of Different Cord Blood Screening TSH Values in a Tertiary Medical Centre in Malaysia
Table 1
Comparison of incidences of CH reported in Asian countries and from local studies in Malaysia.
| | Country | Total screened | Year | Cases detected | Incidence |
| | Malaysia | | | | | | Harun F. | 19281 | 1992 | 7 | 1:2754 | | Amar HSS | 8950 | 1997 | 3 | 1:2985 | | Wu L. L. | 11000 | 1995 | 3 | 1:3666 | | Mafauzy | 12261 | NA | 4 | 1:3065 | | Wong S. L. J. | 25757 | 2014 | 22 | 1:1170 | | Thailand | 647000 | 1992 | 430 | 1:3314 | | Philippines | 577000 | 1996 | 48 | 1:3678 | | Hong Kong | 65000 | 2003 | 27 | 1:5681 | | Laos | 14000 | 2008 | 2 | 1:2047 | | China | 10700000 | 2012 | 5227 | 1:2404 |
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Overall incidence including 5 premature babies detected by 2nd screening.
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