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Table 3 Adjusted differences¶ in mean cognitive assessment scores by thyroid status 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

  

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n

Mean Difference

SE

Mean Difference

SE

Mean Difference

SE

Mean Difference

SE

Subclinical hyperthyroidism

30

-0.05

1.14

-0.54

1.19

-0.12

0.95

-0.17

1.10

Subclinical hypothyroidism

22

1.14

1.22

2.20**

0.59

2.34**

0.77

0.95

0.65

Euthyroid

1702

0.00

Reference

0.00

Reference

0.00

Reference

0.00

Reference

  1. ¶Mean difference was derived from the general linear model with adjustment for age, sex, ethnicity/race, poverty income ratio, test language, and examiner using SPSS Complex Sampling.
  2. n, Sample size. SE, Standard error. **, p < 0.05