Journal of Thyroid Research

Research Article

Histopathological Changes of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands in HIV-Infected Patients

Table 1

Summary of thyroid gland findings in HIV-infected patients and controls.
Thyroid*HIV-infected
patients (%)		Non-HIV-infected
patients (%)		 value
Normal89 (87.3)65 (86.6)ns
Abnormal
(microscopic)		12 (11.8)10 (13.3)0.11
Abnormal
(macroscopic)		2 (1.96)7 (9.3)0.05
The numbers will not sum to 100% since the categories are not mutually exclusive.