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Table 2 The prevalence and distribution of thyroid dysfunction in CHD patients

From: Thyroid stimulating hormone, independent of thyroid hormone, can elevate the serum total cholesterol level in patients with coronary heart disease: a cross-sectional design

 

Cases

Euthyroid

Thyroid dysfunction

Hyperthyroidism

Subclinical hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism

Male

270

242 (89.63%)

4 (1.48%)

19 (7.04%)

5 (1.85%)

Female

298

220 (73.83%)

15 (5.03%)

38 (12.75%)

25 (8.39%)

Total

568

462 (81.34%)

19 (3.34%)

57 (10.04%)

30 (5.28%)

p value

 

<0.001

<0.01

<0.01

<0.05

  1. The data are presented as the number (percentage) of individuals in each category. The groups were compared using a Chi-squared test. P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant.