Table 3. Comparison of Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Permanent and Transient Congenital Hypothyroidism Groups (Qualitative Variables).

Variable	States of the Variable	CH Type		P Value
		Permanent (n = 105)	Transient (n = 59)
Gender	Female	56	27	0.352
	Male	49	32
Place of residence	Urban	87	47	0.611
	Rural	18	12
Gestational age	Term	100	52	0.12
	preterm	5	7
Parental consanguinity	yes	30	11	0.48
	no	75	48
Maternal history of thyroid disease	Yes	4	7	0.058
	No	101	52
Birth order	First child
	Second child