Table 1 Demographic and baseline clinical characteristics of 262 patients with goiter. TSH: thyroid Stimulating Hormone; ND: not done; US: ultrasound
Characteristics | |
|---|---|
Mean age (SD), (min-max) – years | 13.77 (3.8), (2.12–17.9) |
Gender n (%) | |
Male | 41 (15.6) |
Female | 221 (84.4) |
Family history of thyroid disease n (%) | |
Yes | 105 (41) |
No | 155 (59) |
Mean TSH (SD) | 8.03 (31.62) |
Thyroid antibodies status n (%) | |
Positive | 119 (45.4) |
Negative | 55(21) |
ND | 88 (33.6) |
Thyroid US overall result | |
Normal | 48 (19.80) |
Abnormal | 210 (80.20) |