Table 1.
Clinical and sociodemographic variables.
| Variables | Case Group | Control Group | Total | Sig. (t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 153 (100%) | n = 240 (100%) | N = 393 (100%) | ||
| Age | 36.52 ± 9.96 | 34.66 ± 9.07 | 35.38 ± 9.46 | 0.058 |
| Body mass index (BMI) | 24.47 ± 4.62 | 22.96 ± 3.65 | 23.55 ± 4.12 | <0.001 |
| TSH | 2.43 ± 1.07 | ** | ||
| Qualitative Variable | Sig. (χ2) | |||
| Educational level | <0.001 | |||
| University | 99 (64.7%) | 194 (80.83%) | 293 (74.6%) | |
| Secondary | 39 (25.5%) | 40 (16.17%) | 79 (20.1%) | |
| Primary | 15 (9.8%) | 6 (2.5%) | 21 (5.3%) | |
| Employment status | 0.001 | |||
| Employed | 101 (66%) | 184 (76.7%) | 285 (72.5%) | |
| Student | 17 (11.1%) | 33 (13.8%) | 50 (12.7%) | |
| Other | 35 (22.9%) | 23 (9.6%) | 58 (14.8%) | |
| Civil status | 0.028 | |||
| Married/Steady Partner | 118 (77.2%) | 157 (65.4%) | 275 (70%) | |
| Single | 27 (17.6%) | 71 (20.6%) | 98 (24.9%) | |
| Divorced | 8 (5.2%) | 12 (5%) | 20 (5.1%) | |
| Cohabitation | 0.025 | |||
| Yes | 101 (66%) | 131 (54.58%) | 232 (59%) | |
| No | 52 (34%) | 109 (45.41%) | 161 (41%) | |
| Tobacco Consumption | 0.558 | |||
| Yes | 41 (26.8%) | 58 (24.16%) | 99 (25.2%) | |
| No | 112 (73.2%) | 182 (75.83%) | 294 (74.8%) | |
| Alcohol Consumption | 0.12 | |||
| Yes | 110 (71.9%) | 189 (78.75%) | 299 (76.1%) | |
| No | 43 (28.1%) | 51 (21.25%) | 94 (23.9%) | |
| Substance Consumption | 0.882 | |||
| Yes | 9 (5.9%) | 15 (6.25%) | 24 (6.1%) | |
| No | 144 (94.1%) | 225 (93.75%) | 369 (93.9%) | |
| Levothyroxine intake | ** | |||
| Over 100 µg | 35 (27.5%) | |||
| 51–100 µg | 76 (49.7%) | |||
| 50 µg | 42 (22.8%) | |||
| Etiology of hypothyroidism | ||||
| After surgery | 18 (11.77%) | |||
| Autoimmune thyroiditis | 135 (88.23%) | |||
TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone. ** Not comparable.