Thyroid Dysfunction in Non-Interferon Treated Hepatitis C Patients Residing in Hepatitis Endemic Area

Table 3

Effect of patient age on incidence of thyroid dysfunction in HCV infected patients.

Age group	TD	value
All patients
≤36.0 year ()	27 (11.6%)	0.086
>36.0 year ()	41 (19.2%)
Female
≤36.0 year ()	22 (12.6%)	0.189
>36.0 year ()	33 (19.9%)
Male
≤36.0 year ()	05 (08.8%)	0.458
>36.0 year ()	08 (16.7%)