Correlation of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology Findings with Thyroid Function Test in Cases of Lymphocytic Thyroiditis

Table 3

Correlation of grading of lymphocytic thyroiditis with anti-TPO and TSH relation.

	Lymphocyte grade		Chi square with degrees of freedom	𝑃 value
	1+	0+
Anti-TPO increase, TSH increase	3	5	0.000, 1	1.000
Anti-TPO increase, TSH normal	3	5
	2+	0+
Anti-TPO increase, TSH increase	13	5	2.389, 1	>0.05
Anti-TPO increase, TSH normal	2	5
	3+	0+
Anti-TPO increase, TSH increase	21	5	4.858, 1	<0.05
Anti-TPO increase, TSH normal	2	5