Iodine Deficiency in Patients with Hypothyroidism: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

		(S)H	Control	value
Diagnosis	Subclinical hypothyroidism	87.5%	0%	NR
	Overt hypothyroidism	12.5%	0%
	T1DM	0%	100%
Age (years)	Median	42.5	42.5	0.967^2
	Min–Max	22–78	23–76
	IQR	27.5–59.3	27.5–58.5
Sex	Female (%)	79.2%	79.2%	1.000^1
	Male (%)	20.8%	20.8%
BMI (kg/m^2)	Median	25.4	24.5	0.647^2
	Min-Max	18–43	19–39
	IQR	22–29	22–29
TSH (mU/L)	Median	8.8	2.1	<0.001^2
	Min–Max	4.1–66	0.5–4.2
	IQR	6–15.3	1.6–2.5
Smoking	Percentage	12.5%	4.2%	0.609^1
Alcohol	Percentage	45.5%	54.5%	0.763^1
Cardiovascular disease	Yes (%)	8.3%	8.3%	1.000^1
Goiter^a	Yes (%)	12.5%		NR
Anti-TPO	Positive (%)	59.1%		NR

^aBy physical examination, ¹ Fisher exact test, ² Mann–Whitney U test; (S)H, overt or subclinical hypothyroidism; T1DM, type 1 diabetes mellitus; IQR, interquartile range; BMI, body mass index; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; NR, not reported.