Research Article

Thyroid Dysfunction and Cytological Patterns among Patients Requested for Thyroid Function Test in an Endemic Goiter Area of Gondar, North West Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.

VariablesCategoryFrequency (n)Percentage (%)

Age (years)<257319.0
25–359925.8
36–459123.7
46–6010226.6
>60194.9

SexMale389.9
Female34690.1

ResidenceRural9424.5
Urban29075.5

Educational statusIlliterates31983.1
Elementary school153.9
Secondary school102.6
Diploma328.3
University degree and above82.1

ReligionOrthodox27471.2
Muslim7920.5
Protestant318.3

Marital statusSingle11830.6
Married20653.6
Widowed/divorced6216.1