Table IV.
HCV RNA expression levels in HCV-infected patients with different types of TD.
| RNA expression levels (%) | |||
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| Types of TD | High | Medium | Low |
| Chronic thyroiditis complicated with hyperthyroidism | 55 (6/11) | 45 (5/11) | 0 |
| Hyperthyroidism | 100 (2/2) | 0 | 0 |
| Subclinical hyperthyroidism | 50 (2/4) | 50 (2/4) | 0 |
| Chronic thyroiditis complicated with hypothyroidism | 32 (9/28)a | 54 (15/28) | 14 (4/28) |
| Hypothyroidism | 56 (10/18) | 6 (1/18)a | 38 (7/18)a |
| Subclinical hypothyroidism | 53 (46/86) | 38 (33/86) | 9 (7/86) |
| Chronic thyroiditis with normal thyroid function | 48 (29/60) | 42 (25/60) | 10 (6/60) |
| Normal thyroid function | 53 (430/803) | 41 (326/803) | 6 (49/803) |
a
Significant differences from the normal thyroid function with HCV infection group.
TD, thyroid dysfunction; HCV, hepatitis C virus.