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

Table 4

Comparison of patients with elevated TSH detected only once (group non-sHT) and patients followed up for a long time (group-sHT)—baseline data.

	Group-sHT ()	Group non-sHT ()	value
Age, mean	9.45 ± 4.25	8.7 ± 4.24	0.43
BMI -score, mean	0.30 ± 1.64	0.84 ± 1.48	0.09
hSDS, mean	−0.35 ± 1.79	0.15 ± 1.37	0.19
TSH, mean	5.67 ± 1.2	5.1 ± 1.16	0.02
Positive family history (%)	4 (7.3)	5 (16.1)	0.32
Presence of symptoms (%)	44 (80.0)	12 (38.7)	0.01

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