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. 2019 Nov;19(7):1041–1045. doi: 10.2174/1871530319666190206123156

Table 1.

Characteristics of patients.

Number 62
Sex (F/M) 47/15
Age (yr) 54.7±11.7
TSH (mIU/L) 1.4±0.9
FT4 (ng/dl) 1.1±0.3
Thyroglobulin (ng/ml) 55.2±67.5
TPOAb (+) n (%) 6 (9.7%)
TgAb (+) n (%) 6 (9.7%)
TPOAb and TgAb (+) n (%) 3 (4.8%)
Baseline volume (ml) 15.7±11.7
Solid/Spongiform 29/33
Energy delivered (Joules) 6168.1±3356.2
Needles (number) 1.8±0.6

One/62 patients (1.6%) was TPOAb and TgAb positive, 5 patients (8.1%) were TPOAb positive, 8 patients (12.9%) were TgAb positive. The prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity did not change over time, as well as thyroid function and Tg values.