Table 5.

Distribution of euthyroid and subclinical hypothyroid children based on their BMI category

		All ages			2-9 year olds			10-18 year olds
		Euthyroid	Subclinical Hypothyroid	P	Euthyroid	Subclinical Hypothyroid	P	Euthyroid	Subclinical Hypothyroid	P
All subjects	Underweight	17.7%	10.7%	0.032*	20.8%	11.8%	0.005	14.5%	9.5%	0.624
	Healthy weight	44.2%	38.9%		48.5%	35.3%		39.9%	42.9%
	Overweight	13.4%	15.3%		9.7%	16.2%		17.0%	14.3%
	Obese	24.8%	35.1%		21.1%	36.8%		28.5%	33.3%
Male subjects	Underweight	23.2%	13.6%	0.037*	31.3%	18.5%	0.065	17.4%	9.4%	0.345
	Healthy weight	37.3%	32.2%		41.4%	37.0%		34.3%	28.1%
	Overweight	12.1%	8.5%		5.5%	0.0%		16.9%	15.6%
	Obese	27.5%	45.8%		21.9%	44.4%		31.5%	46.9%
Female subjects	Underweight	13.6%	8.3%	0.297	15.0%	7.3%	0.011*	11.7%	9.7%	0.642
	Healthy weight	49.4%	44.4%		52.4%	34.1%		45.6%	58.1%
	Overweight	14.3%	20.8%		12.0%	26.8%		17.2%	12.9%
	Obese	22.8%	26.4%		20.6%	31.7%		25.6%	19.4%

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index