Table VI.
Distribution (%) of the types of TD in patients with HCV infection in different gender and age groups.
| Types of TD | Male | Female | Elderly | Middle-aged | Young adult |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic thyroiditis complicated with hyperthyroidism | 45 (5/11) | 55 (6/11) | 27.3 (3/11) | 36.4 (4/11) | 36.4 (4/11) |
| Hyperthyroidism | 0 | 100 (2/2) | 50 (1/2) | 0 | 50 (1/2) |
| Subclinical hyperthyroidism | 75 (3/4) | 25 (1/4) | 25 (1/4) | 25 (1/4) | 50 (2/4) |
| Chronic thyroiditis complicated with hypothyroidism | 29 (8/28)a | 71 (20/28) | 28.6 (8/28)a | 50.0 (14/28)a | 24.1 (6/28)a |
| Hypothyroidism | 28 (5/18)a | 72 (13/18) | 5.6 (1/18) | 72.2 (13/18)a | 22.2 (4/18)a |
| Subclinical hypothyroidism | 48 (41/86) | 52 (45/86) | 27.9 (24/86)a | 39.5 (34/86) | 31.4 (27/86)a |
| Chronic thyroiditis with normal thyroid function | 40 (24/60)a | 60 (36/60) | 25 (15/60)a | 43.3 (26/60) | 31.7 (19/60)a |
| Normal thyroid function | 58 (466/803) | 42 (337/803) | 12.1 (97/803) | 35.1 (290/803) | 51.8 (416/803) |
a
Significant differences from the normal thyroid function group.
TD, thyroid dysfunction; HCV, hepatitis C virus.