The Anti-Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody Test in Suspected Ocular Myasthenia Gravis

Table 3

Thyroid autoantibodies in three groups.

	Diplopia ( = 59)	Ptosis ( = 3)	Diplopia and ptosis ( = 7)	value
Male/female	32/27	1/2	4/3	0.763
Mean (SD) age, yrs	45.4	48.7	46.0	0.936
Hyperthyroid state	5 (8.5%)	1 (33.3%)	2 (28.6%)	0.507
Thyroid autoantibody
Anti-thyroglobulin Ab.	9 (15.3%)	0	3 (42.9%)	0.041
Anti-microsomal Ab.	12 (20.3%)	1 (33.3%)	2 (28.6%)	0.513
TSH receptor Ab	7 (11.8%)	0	0	0.514