Research Article

Autoimmune Thyroid Disease and Keratoconus: Is There an Association?

Table 2

Participants’ demographic and clinical characteristics according to autoimmune thyroid disease.

Autoimmune thyroid disease
No (%)Yes (%) value

Gender0.812
Female48 (76.2)53 (77.9)
Male15 (23.8)15 (22.1)
Age (years)0.160
<4038 (60.3)34 (50.0)
40+25 (39.7)34 (50.0)
Keratoconus0.958
No58 (92.1)62 (91.2)
Keratoconus2 (3.2)2 (2.9)
Keratoconus suspect3 (4.8)4 (5.9)