Table 5.
Throat discomfort.
| No. | Article Publication year |
Region | IF | Quartile | Patients | Age (year) | Sex (male/female) | Thyroid function (number of patients) | Prevalence (%) | Article type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamienski2007 (30) | USA | 2.22 | Q4 | 1 | 45 | 0/1 | Hypothyroidism (1) | – | Case reports |
| 2 | Fukuhara2021 (31) | Japan | 1.641 | Q4 | 4 | None | None | Unclear (4) | Unclear | Clinical study |
| 3 | Carlé2021 (16) | Denmark | 4.965 | Q2 | 140 | None | None | Hypothyroidism (140) | 35% | Clinical study |
| 4 | Karahatay2015 (32) | Turkey | 3.507 | Q4 | 92 | 51.16 ± 16.08 | 25/67 | Unclear (92) | 20% | Clinical study |
| 5 | Banks2012* (27) | USA | 3.325 | Q1 | 29 | None | None | Unclear (29) | Unclear | Clinical study |
| 6 | Greenblatt2009* (33) | USA | 3.352 | Q3 | 31 | None | None | Hypothyroidism (17) | Unclear | Clinical study |
| 7 | Bazzichi2007 (34) | Italy | 2.98 | Q3 | 49 | 52.76 ± 12.42 | 1/48 | Euthyroid (49) | 43.7% | Clinical study |
| 8 | Grabe2005 (35) | Germany | 6.392 | Q1 | 47 | 49.3 ± 13.2 | 2/45 | Unclear (27) | Unclear | Clinical study |
*: the patients in the study were prepared to take a thyroidectomy.
None/unclear: the specific detail in the study was unclear.