Research Article
Thyroid Dysfunction in Non-Interferon Treated Hepatitis C Patients Residing in Hepatitis Endemic Area
Table 2
Distribution TD in male and female HCV infected patients.
| TD | Total () | Female () | Male () | value |
| Hypothyroidism | 40 (9.0%) | 30 (8.8%) | 10 (9.5%) | 0.972 | Overt | 19 (4.3%) | 13 (3.8%) | 06 (5.7%) | 0.710 | Subclinical | 21 (4.7%) | 17 (5.0%) | 04 (3.8%) | 0.893 | Hyperthyroidism | 28 (6.3%) | 25 (7.3%) | 03 (2.9%) | 0.254 | Overt | 16 (3.6%) | 14 (4.1%) | 02 (1.9%) | 0.559 | Subclinical | 12 (12.7%) | 11 (3.2%) | 01 (0.9%) | 0.460 |
| Overall TD | 68 (15.2%) | 55 (16.1%) | 13 (12.4%) | 0.648 |
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