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. 2019 Jan 30;10:31. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00031

Table 2A.

Response to questions regarding therapy (Q5–Q10).

Percentage of respondents choosing each treatment option
Question # Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10
Patient characteristics Feels well, TSH 2.2, T3 120 Sxs, TSH 2.2, T3 120 Sxs, TSH 3.9, T3 120 Sxs, TSH 2.2, T3 75 Sxs, TSH 3.9, T3 75 Sxs, request, TSH 2.2, T3 75
Treatment Options Feb
Continue LT4 97.56 61.85 23.25 45.20 14.23 32.40
Increase LT4 1.22 18.88 69.52 17.60 64.08 10.80
Add LT3, ↓LT4 0.41 11.24 0.40 17.60 2.81 32.00
Add LT3 to LT4 0.41 6.02 5.62 16.00 17.27 17.60
Switch to DTE 0.41 1.61 1.20 3.60 1.20 7.20
LT3 only 0.00 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.40 0.00
Treatment Options Mar
Continue LT4 98.25 61.06 21.18 42.60 15.79 30.97
Increase LT4 1.75 18.58 69.79 21.16 62.88 7.96
Add LT3, ↓LT4 0.00 12.39 2.02 20.46 3.26 38.05
Add LT3 to LT4 0.00 7.08 7.02 13.16 17.19 18.58
Switch to DTE 0.00 0.88 0.00 2.63 0.88 4.42
LT3 only 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Treatment Options Dec
Continue LT4 97.66 50.39 11.72 34.13 10.16 24.60
Increase LT4 2.34 25.20 72.91 23.02 59.28 11.11
Add LT3, ↓LT4 0.00 16.54 2.91 20.63 7.91 36.51
Add LT3 to LT4 0.00 6.30 9.47 19.84 21.88 24.60
Switch to DTE 0.00 1.57 0.00 1.59 0.78 3.17
LT3 only 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.79 0.00 0.00