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Table 1 Thyroid function in relation to plasma levels of TSH and FT4

From: Evaluation of median urinary iodine concentration cut-off for defining iodine deficiency in pregnant women after a long term USI in China

Thyroid function

TSH (mIU/L)a

FT4 (pmol/L)b

Normal thyroid function

0.1–3

10.42–24.32

Isolated hypothyroxinemia

0.1–3

< 10.42

Subclinical hypothyroidism

> 3

10.42–24.32

Clinical hypothyroidism

> 3

< 10.42

Subclinical hyperthyroidism

< 0.1

10.42–24.32

Clinical hyperthyroidism

< 0.1

> 24.32

  1. aNormal range for TSH (mIU/L) [8]: 0.13–3.93 (T1), 0.26–3.50 (T2), and 0.42–3.85 (T3)
  2. bNormal range for FT4 (pmol/L) 10.42–24.32 pmol/L referred the value of clinical practice in Peking Union Medical College Hospital