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Characterization of the study cohort.
| Healthy Controls | n = 400 |
|---|---|
| sex, female/male [n/n] | 200/200 |
| age, median (95% CI) [y] | 31 (29–32) |
| Thyroid Patients | n = 423 |
| sex, female/male [n/n] | 362/61 |
| age, median (95% CI) [y] | 49 (47–51) |
| GOI, n (%) | 61 (14.4%) |
| TCa, n (%) | 17 (4.0%) |
| Hypo, n (%) | 61 (14.4%) |
| GD, n (%) | 73 (17.3%) |
| HT, n (%) | 211 (49.9%) |
GOI—goitre; TCa—thyroid carcinoma; Hypo—hypothyroidism; GD—Graves’ disease; HT—Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.
