Research Article
Spectrum of Thyroid Abnormalities among Children Living with HIV in Lagos, Nigeria
Table 3
Thyroid function values for the study participants.
| | | HIV positive children (n=83) | HIV negative children (n=51) | Fisher’s exact p-value | | | Frequency (%) | Mean (SD) |
| | Thyroid Function | | | | | | Normal | 75 (90.4) | 50 (98.0) | 0.15 | | | Abnormal | 8 (9.6) | 1 (2.0) | | | | Specific thyroid abnormalities | | | | | | Subclinical | 5 (6.0) | 1 (98.0) | | | | Sick euthyroid | 2 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | | | | Overt thyroid disease | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | | |
| | Thyroid hormone levels | HIV positive children (n=83) | HIV negative children (n=51) | Mean difference (P-value) | Normal range | | Mean ± (SD) | Mean (SD) |
| | T3 | 7.2 ± 1.5 | 5.74 ± 1.3 | 1.46 (0.00) | 3.10-6.80 | | T4 | 15.8 ± 2.7 | 18.46 ± 3.6 | -2.67 (0.00) | 12.00-22.00 | | TSH | 3.2 ± 2.8 | 2.58 ± 1.4 | 0.63 (0.08) | 0.27-4.20 |
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