Table 1. General characteristics of the patients with hypothyroidism included in the study.
BWT, bodyweight; BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; TPO Ab, anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies.
| Mean ± SD or count/total (%) | P-value | ||
| Known hypothyroidism (154) | New hypothyroidism (192) | ||
| Women | 143/154 (92.9) | 158/192 (82.3) | 0.004 |
| Age (years) | 47.1 ± 13.5 | 47.0 ± 12.6 | 0.92 |
| BWT (kg) | 79.9 ± 16.5 | 80.8 ± 17.5 | 0.60 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32.1 ± 6.4 | 31.6 ± 6.6 | 0.44 |
| Obesity | 97/154 (63.0) | 113/192 (58.9) | 0.43 |
| TSH (μIU/mL) at enrollment | 4.1 ± 3.1 | 43.07 ± 29.8 | <0.0001 |
| TSH ≤ 4.2 μIU/mL at enrollment | 82/154 (53.2) | 0/192 (0) | <0.0001 |
| All TSH ≤ 4.2 μIU/mL after 3 months and through the study | 662/984 (67.2) | 739/1337 (55.2) | |
| TPO Ab (IU/mL) | 381.8 ± 687.5 | 521.2 ± 924.7 | 0.19 |
| TPO Ab ≥34 IU/mL | 76/105 (72.4) | 115/134 (85.8) | 0.01 |
| Goiter | 30/154 (19.5) | 38/192 (19.8) | 0.94 |
| Thyroidectomy | 16/154 (10.4) | 26/192 (13.5) | 0.37 |