Table 1.
Respondents (n = 253)a | Duration of hypothyroid symptoms |
p | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
<2 weeks | 2–4 weeks | >4 weeks | ||
Patients, n (%) | 105 (41.5) | 80 (31.6) | 68 (26.9) | |
Age, years | 45.8±11.4 | 48.6±11.1 | 49.2±10.1 | 0.086 |
Gender (female/total patients), n (%) | 69/105 (65.7) | 65/80 (81.2) | 63/68 (92.6) | 0.000 |
These patients described the exact duration of hypothyroid symptoms in the questionnaire (4.5 ± 5.6 weeks, range: 1–30).