Table 2.

Comparison of cytokines-positive cells among different non-endocrine autoimmune diseases (NEAD) associated with autoimmune Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT)

		IL-2	IFN-γ	IL-4
Patients with HT plus NEAD	No. of patients	Median % of positive cells (IQ1–IQ3)
Chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG)	18	36·7	33·0‡	15·9
		(32·8–45·3)	(25·53–42·3)	(7·8–21·8)
Coeliac disease	7	40·1	29·9	22·6
		(28·7–42)	(22·3–40·3)	(15·3–39·8)
Vitiligo	6	23·7	13·5‡	20·6
		(22·7–34·8)	(12·2–16·9)	(15·6–21·3)
Sjögren's syndrome	4	38·9	26	14·9
		(30·8–45)	(11·2–22·2)	(18–33·4)
P†		0·3678	0·0051	0·3438

^†Analysis of variance (anova) test was used as statistical analysis.

^‡Kruskal–Wallis post-test: CAG versus vitiligo P < 0·01.

IQ, interquartile.