Table 1.
General characteristics of study population [All reported values are numbers and frequency as percentages (%)]
| Variables | Cases (both SCH and Primary Hypothyroid untreated and treated) N=420 | Controls N=180 | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 25-45 | 250(59.5%) | 100(55.55%) | 0.36 | |
| 45-60 | 170(40.4%) | 80(44.44%) | |||
| Gender | Male | 150(35.7%) | 70(38.88%) | 0.51 | |
| Female | 270(64.2%) | 110(61.11%) | |||
| Life style | Smoker | 140(33.3%) | 60(33.33%) | 1.0 | |
| Non-smoker | 280(66.6%) | 120(66.66%) | |||
| Diet | Vegetarian | 100(23.8%) | 40(22.22%) | 0.67 | |
| Non-Vegetarian | 320(76.19%) | 140(77.77%) | |||
| Goitrogen intake (Cauliflower turnip etc) | Yes | 300(71.4%) | 50(27.77%) | ||
| No | 120(28.57%) | 130(72.22%) | <0.001 | ||
| Iodised food (Fish, meat, egg, milk, salt etc | 300(71.4%) | 140(77.77%) | 0.10 | ||
| Non –Iodised food | 120(28.57%) | 40(22.22%) | |||
| Drinking water facility | Boiled | 200(47.61%) | 120(66.66%) | <0.001 | |
| Un boiled | 220(52.38%) | 60(33.33%) | |||
| Tap water | 200(47.61%) | 120(66.66%) | <0.001 | ||
| Well water/ River water | 220(52.38%) | 60(33.33%) | |||
| Previous Goitre History Residence | Yes | 20(4.76%) | 2(1.1%) | 0.02 | |
| No | 400(95.23%) | 178(98.88%) | |||
| Urban | 210(50%) | 80(44.44%) | |||
| Rural | 210(50%) | 100(55.55%) | 0.21 | ||