Table 1 Anthropometrical, clinical and laboratory characteristics at baseline
From: Subclinical hypothyroidism in childhood, treatment or only follow-up?
n: 65 | |
|---|---|
Female (%) | 33 (51%) |
Age (years) | 7.75 (4.4–9.17) |
Referral for analytic study: | |
Routine | 27 (41.5%) |
Obesity | 9 (13.8%) |
Short stature | 8 (12.3%) |
Asthenia | 7 (10.7%) |
Others | 14 (21,5%) |
Clinical features: | |
BMI-SD | −0.5 [(−1.09)-(+ 0.86)] |
Weight-SD | −0.39 [− 0.99)-(+ 1.2)] |
Height-SD | − 0.47 [(− 1.38)-(+ 0.75)] |
Obesity (BMI-SD ≥2) | 9 (13.8%) |
Short stature (<2SD) | 8 (12.3%) |
Goiter | 0 |
Familiar history (Autoimmune disease) | 8 (12.3%) |
Laboratory results: | |
TSH (μUI/mL) | 6.7 (6.1–7.8) |
Free thyroxin (ng/dL) | 1.1 (1.0–1.3) |
TPO positivity | 6 (9.2%) |
US performed (%) | 23 (35,3%) |