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Table 2.

Exclusion criteria.

Patients with a past medical history of thyroid or pituitary disease
If the clinical or biochemical evaluation confirmed pre-existing pituitary hormone dysfunction (apart from CeH)
Multiple pituitary hormone derangements
Recent non-thyroidal illness (on review of case notes)
Patients on medications such as amiodarone, steroids, lithium, and immune check point inhibitors