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Table 2 Cognitive assessment scores by thyroid condition among adolescents: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–94

From: Subclinical thyroid disorders and cognitive performance among adolescents in the United States

  

Arithmetic

Reading

Block Design

Digit Span

 

n

Mean (SE)

Difference (SE)

Mean (SE)

Difference (SE)

Mean (SE)

Difference (SE)

Mean (SE)

Difference (SE)

Subclinical hyperthyroidism

30

7.64 (1.33)

-0.80 (1.33)

7.10 (1.30)

-1.43 (1.29)

8.36 (1.20)

-0.83 (1.18)

7.70 (1.15)

-0.79 (1.16)

Euthyroid

1275

8.44 (0.16)

0.00 (Reference)

8.52 (0.14)

0.00 (Reference)

9.19 (0.14)

0.00 (Reference)

8.49 (0.12)

0.00 (Reference)

Subclinical hypothyroidism

22

10.32 (1.40)

1.89 (1.44)

11.39 (0.75)

2.86** (0.78)

11.62 (0.72)

2.43** (0.73)

9.80 (0.69)

1.31 (0.69)

  1. n, Sample size. SE, standard error. Difference, mean difference compared to the referent group. **, p < 0.01. Test for the mean difference was derived from the general linear model using SPSS Complex Sampling.