Table 1.
Comparison in Demographic Characteristics and Comorbidities in Patients With and Without Graves' Disease
| |
Graves' disease [n (%)] |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Without(N=20,100) | With(N=5025) | p Value | |
| Sex | |||
| Women | 15,540 (77.3) | 3885 (77.3) | 0.99a |
| Men | 4560 (22.7) | 1140 (22.7) | |
| Age-stratified | |||
| 20–34 | 6866 (34.2) | 1709 (34.0) | 0.99a |
| 35–49 | 7661 (38.1) | 1914 (38.1) | |
| 50–64 | 3970 (19.8) | 999 (19.9) | |
| ≥65 | 1603 (7.98) | 403 (8.02) | |
| Age, mean±SD | 41.6±13.9 | 41.7±13.8 | 0.81b |
| Comorbidity | |||
| Diabetes | 1353 (6.73) | 553 (11.0) | <0.0001a |
| Hypertension | 2867 (14.3) | 953 (19.0) | <0.0001a |
| Hyperlipidemia | 1987 (9.89) | 670 (13.3) | <0.0001a |
Statistical significance determined by achi-square test or bt-test.
SD, standard deviation.