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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2012 Nov 27;162(3):637–639. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.10.043

Table.

Baseline characteristics of 8 children presenting with profound primary hypothyroidism and PsPP

Pt Sex Reason for lab
draw/referral
Symptoms exposed by
medical doctor
CA(y) BA (y) BA-SDS Height-
SDS
Weight-
SDS
BMI-
SDS
Goiter Breast
stage*
PH
stage
Vaginal
bleed
Testes
volume
TSH
(mIU/L)
1 F Vaginal bleeding 6.8 4.2 −3.8 −0.9 1.6 2.3 N 2 1 Y 2632
2 F Fatigue, constipation 10.1 6.8 −3.7 −1.2 −0.7 0.1 Y 2 1 N >600
3 F LENG Vaginal bleeding 10.8 7.0 −3.7 −1.9 0.5 1.7 N 4 1 Y × 1 648
4 F LENG 11.2 7.8 −4.1 −2.3 0.2 1.6 N 3 1 N 814
5 F LENG Vaginal bleeding 11.2 7.0 −3.3 −1.4 −0.2 0.8 N 3 1 Y × 2 11 553
6 F Weight gain, fatigue Vaginal bleeding,
galactorrhea
14.3 8.0 −6.0 −4.6 0.4 2.0 N 1 2 Y × 3 430
7 M LENG 4.3 1.3 −13.5 −4.6 −2.0 2.0 N 1 1 4mL 967
8 M LENG 13.3 7.0 −6.8 −3.8 −2.2 0.4 N 1 2 8mL >170

F, female; LENG, lack of expected normal growth; M, male; N, no (not present); PH, pubic hair Tanner stage; Pt, patient; Y, yes (present).

*

Breast stage = breast Tanner stage.