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. 2023 Oct 20;120(42):711–718. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0192

eTable 2. Prevalence of self-reported thyroid disease ever diagnosed by a doctor.

All LT4 treatment status
Controlled Overtreated Undertreated p*1 p*2
Hypothyroidism, N (%) 310 (11.1) 190 (40.7) 36 (35.0) 7 (29.2) 0.264 0.270
Hyperthyroidism, N (%) 141 (5.1) 58 (12.4) 11 (10.7) 6 (25.0) 0.633 0.084
Hashimoto, N (%) 182 (6.5) 129 (27.6) 35 (34.0) 8 (33.3) 0.188 0.505
Basedow, N (%) 29 (1.0) 17 (3.6) 3 (2.9) 1 (4.2) 0.725 0.896
Goiter, N (%) 90 (3.2) 41 (8.8) 11 (10.7) 2 (8.3) 0.529 0.929

Group differences were calculated with logistic regression, adjusted for age and sex (age and sex were only adjusted for the other, respectively)

Treatment status controlled: TSH 0.56–4.27 mU/L; overtreated: TSH < 0.56 mU/L; undertreated: TSH > 4.27 mU/L

*1 Adjusted for age and sex (overtreated compared with controlled)

*2 Adjusted for age and sex (undertreated compared with controlled)

LT4, Levothyroxine; N, number of participants; TSH: thyrotropin