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. 2023 Dec 6;16:44. doi: 10.1186/s13044-023-00187-z

Table 1.

Baseline data and post-Ramadan outcomes for the 2 studied groups

TTW group
(n = 57)
SDT group
(n = 91)
Test of sig. p
Sex
 Female 56 (98.2%) 84 (92.3%) χ2 = 2.417

FEp=

0.153

 Male 1 (1.8%) 7 (7.7%)
Age (years)
 Mean ± SD. 37.32 ± 11.01 46.97 ± 13.85 t = 4.691* < 0.001*
 Median (Min. – Max.) 37 (18–60) 45 (17–78)
Diagnosis
 HT 44 (77.2%) 62 (68.1%)

χ2=

6.901

FEp=

0.084

 Tx 6 (10.5%) 23 (25.3%)
 RAI 5 (8.8%) 5 (5.5%)
 PPT 1 (1.8%) 1 (1.1%)
 Unclassified 1 (1.8%) 0 (0%)
Regimen number
 1 37 (64.9%) 32 (35.2%)

χ2=

16.689*

MCp=

0.001*

 2 17 (29.8%) 41 (45.1%)
 3 3 (5.3%) 7 (7.7%)
 4 0 (0%) 11(12.1)
Adherence
 Adherent 55 (96.5%) 81 (89%) χ2 = 2.632

FEp=

0.130

 Non-adherent 2 (3.5%) 10 (11%)
Pre-Ramadan TSH
 Mean ± SD. 1.80 ± 0.88 1.39 ± 0.72 U = 1850.5* 0.003*
 Median (Min. – Max.) 1.81 (0.30–3.90) 1.17 (0.30–3.68)
Post-Ramadan TSH
 Mean ± SD. 2.30 ± 1.25 1.69 ± 1.70 U = 1653.5* < 0.001*
 Median (Min. – Max.) 2.08 (0.08–7.50) 1.52 (0.08–15.1)
Post-Ramadan Thyroid status
 Euthyroid 52 (91.2%) 86 (94.5%) χ2 = 0.598

FEp=

0.509

 Dysthyroid 5 (8.8%) 5 (5.5%)

SD: Standard deviation U: Mann Whitney test t: Student t test

χ2: Chi square test FE: Fisher Exact

p: p value for comparing between the studied groups

*: significant at P value of < 0.05

TTW Twice or thrice weekly, SDT Standard daily therapy

HT Hashimoto thyroiditis, Tx thyroidectomy, RAI radioiodine ablation, PPT post-partum thyroiditis