Table 2.
Patients’ characteristics based on their thyroid disease
| Variable | Euthyroid (n=9), n (%) | Hyperthyroid (n=341), n (%) | Hypothyroid (n=33), n (%) | Total (n=383), n (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proptosis | |||||
| Bilateral | 3 (33.3) | 237 (69.5) | 20 (60.6) | 260 (67.9) | 0.036© |
| Unilateral | 3 (33.3) | 38 (11.1) | 8 (24.2) | 49 (12.8) | |
| Eyelid retraction | |||||
| Bilateral | 2 (22.2) | 142 (44.7) | 8 (27.6) | 152 (42.7) | 0.086© |
| Unilateral | 6 (66.7) | 108 (34.0) | 11 (37.9) | 125 (35.1) | |
| Sight threatening | |||||
| Optic nerve dysfunction | 0 | 19 (5.6) | 5.0 (15.2) | 24.0 (6.3) | 0.114© |
| Corneal involvement | 0 | 4.0 (1.2) | 0 | 4.0 (1.0) | |
| Severity | |||||
| Mild | 4 (50.0) | 74 (23.4) | 9.0 (29.0) | 87.0 (24.5) | 0.114© |
| Moderate to severe | 4 (50.0) | 219 (69.3) | 17 (54.8) | 240 (67.6) | |
| Sight threatening | 0 | 23 (7.3) | 5 (16.1) | 28.0 (7.9) | |
| General state | |||||
| Active | 0 | 25 (7.3) | 5 (15.2) | 30 (7.8) | 0.179© |
| Bilaterally active | 0 | 10/25 (40.0) | 3/5 (60.0) | 13/30 (43.3) | |
| Inactive | 9 (100.0) | 316 (92.7) | 28 (84.8) | 353 (92.2) |
©Resulted from Fisher exact test