Influence of Rapid Urbanization on Thyroid Autoimmune Disease in China

Table 1

Comparison of TSH, TPOAb, and TGAb concentrations in two locations.

	TPOAb			TGAb			TSH
	SY	NJ	P	SY	NJ	P	SY	NJ	P
Overall	14.00 (14.00–14.00)	34.60 (28.00–44.58)	<0.001	7.50 (7.50–15.00)	21.05 (15.00–29.62)	<0.001	2.38 ± 1.46	3.13 ± 5.55	<0.001
Age
<40	14.00 (14.00–14.00)	38.60 (30.30–47.00)	<0.001	7.50 (7.50–7.50)	22.50 (16.43–35.13)	<0.001	2.15 ± 1.14	2.55 ± 1.56	0.004
40–50	14.00 (14.00–14.00)	36.20 (29.00–43.15)	<0.001	7.50 (7.50–16.25)	21.90 (16.98–31.60)	<0.001	2.42 ± 1.61	3.55 ± 10.67	0.053
50–60	14.00 (14.00–14.00)	35.35 (28.00–45.45)	<0.001	7.50 (7.50–7.50)	20.90 (15.00–27.65)	<0.001	2.39 ± 1.36	3.11 ± 5.21	0.009
60–70	14.00 (14.00–14.00)	31.40 (7.75–43.33)	<0.001	7.50 (7.50–7.50)	20.30 (15.00–29.67)	<0.001	2.56 ± 1.70	3.10 ± 2.39	<0.001
≥70	14.00 (14.00–14.00)	28.30 (7.64–41.00)	<0.001	7.50 (7.50–16.00)	19.50 (15.00–28.10)	<0.001	2.12 ± 1.01	3.18 ± 2.30	<0.001
Gender
Male	14.00 (14.00–14.00)	33.45 (28.00–43.80)	<0.001	7.50 (7.50–7.50)	20.05 (15.00–25.11)	<0.001	2.15 ± 1.29	2.43 ± 1.88	0.003
Female	14.00 (14.00–14.00)	34.85 (28.00–45.00)	<0.001	7.50 (7.50–17.00)	22.15 (15.00–39.34)	<0.001	2.56 ± 1.57	3.46 ± 6.58	<0.001