Table 7.
TSH values prior to new LT4 prescription initiation | ||||||
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Year | Values n |
Mean | SD | Median | 25th pctl | 75th pctl |
2008 | 1159 | 11.04 | 29.40 | 3.64 | 1.62 | 7.28 |
2009 | 1209 | 10.68 | 26.78 | 4.57 | 1.87 | 7.35 |
2010 | 1156 | 13.78 | 41.95 | 5.08 | 2.23 | 8.04 |
2011 | 2007 | 7.51 | 16.07 | 4.26 | 1.99 | 6.39 |
2012 | 2096 | 8.39 | 18.42 | 4.54 | 1.98 | 6.77 |
2013 | 2163 | 7.82 | 16.25 | 4.69 | 2.22 | 6.93 |
2014 | 2035 | 10.09 | 24.18 | 4.90 | 2.17 | 7.64 |
2015 | 1824 | 10.63 | 25.57 | 4.77 | 1.99 | 7.81 |
2016 | 1510 | 10.72 | 25.89 | 4.78 | 2.17 | 7.50 |
LT4, levothyroxine; pctl, percentile; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone