Evaluation of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Children and Adolescents: A Single-Center Study

Table 1

Characteristics of the study group by gender (baseline data).

	Girls ()	Boys ()	value
Age, mean	10.02 ± 4.32	8.72 ± 4.15	0.33
BMI -score, mean	0.36 ± 1.76	0.23 ± 1.51	0.78
hSDS, mean	−0.29 ± 1.84	−0.43 ± 1.75	0.78
TSH, mean	5.79 ± 1.34	5.51 ± 1.0	0.39
FU, mean (months)	15.78 ± 14.58	13.38 ± 12.30	0.58
Positive family history (%)	2 (6.25)	2 (8.0)	0.79
Presence of symptoms (%)	27 (84.4)	17 (68.0)	0.16

BMI -score: body mass index standard deviation score; hSDS: height standard deviation score; FU: follow-up.