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

Table 2

Baseline comparison of patients treated with LT-4 (group T1) and patients without treatment (group T0).

	Group T1 ()	Group T0; ()	value
Age, mean	9.75 ± 4.0	9.0 ± 4.67	0.52
BMI -score, mean	0.12 ± 1.57	0.58 ± 1.75	0.16
hSDS, mean	−0.32 ± 1.89	−0.38 ± 1.66	0.80
TSH, mean	5.9 ± 1.36	5.33 ± 0.85	0.09
FU, mean (months)	20.66 ± 13.08	5.85 ± 8.63	<0.01
Positive family history (%)	4 (11.8)	0 (0)	<0.01
Presence of symptoms (%)	25 (73.5)	19 (86.4)	0.12

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