Table1. Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Study Participants according to Thyroid Functional Status .
| Parameters | All n= 149 | Overt Hypothyroidism n= 24 | Subclinical Hypothyroidism n= 39 | Euthyroid subjects n= 86 | P-value* | |
| Age, years, mean ± SD | 38.6±8.03 | 38.57±8.46 | 37.18±8.35 | 41±5.16 | 0.181 | |
| Sex, male, n (%) | 31(20.81%) | 2(1.34%) | 22(14.77%) | 7(4.7%) | 0.161 | |
| Marital status, married, n (%) | 142(95.3%) | 24(16.11%) | 82(55.03%) | 36(24.16%) | 0.374 | |
| Illiterate | 22(14.77%) | 4(2.68%) | 13(8.72%) | 5(3.36%) | ||
| Educational status, n (%) | Elementary | 120(80.54%) | 20(13.42%) | 69(46.31%) | 31(20.81%) | 0.598 |
| Higher Education | 7(4.7%) | 0(0%) | 4(2.68%) | 3(2.01%) | ||
| Cigarette smoking history, n (%) | 6(4.03%) | 0(0%) | 5(3.36%) | 1(0.67%) | 0.380 | |
| Water vaporizing smoke history, n (%) | 30(20.13%) | 5(3.36%) | 13(8.72%) | 12(8.05%) | 0.129 | |
| Height, cm, mean ± SD | 157.44±8.13 | 159.56±8.55 | 160.86±8.73 | 158.09±8.1 | 0.187 | |
| Weight, kg, mean ± SD | 71.6±10.19 | 70.71±11.85 | 71.2±12.09 | 69.13±12.41 | 0.102 |
Continuous variables are compared by one way ANOVA with Tukey post hoc tests; Categorical data are compared by chi-square test.