From: Association between iron status and thyroid function in Nepalese children
Variables | Total | Anemia status | Iron status | ||||
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Anemic | Non-anemic | P value | Iron deficient | Iron sufficient | P value | ||
N = 227 | N = 80 | N = 147 | N = 99 | N = 128 | |||
Euthyroidism, n (%) | 183 (80.6 %) | 49 (21.6 %) | 134 (59 %) | <0.001 | 72 (31.7 %) | 111 (48.9 %) | 0.011 |
Overt hypothyroidism, n (%) | 3 (1.3 %) | 3 (1.3 %) | - | 0.043 | 3 (1.3 %) | - | 0.082 |
Subclinical hypothyroidism, n (%) | 37 (16.3 %) | 27 (11.9 %) | 10 (4.4 %) | <0.001 | 21 (9.3 %) | 16 (7 %) | 0.102 |
Subclinical hyperthyroidism, n (%) | 4 (1.8 %) | 1 (0.4 %) | 3 (1.3 %) | 1.0 | 3 (1.3 %) | 1 (0.4 %) | 0.32 |