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Table 2 Thyroid function status in study population according to anemia and iron status

From: Association between iron status and thyroid function in Nepalese children

Variables

Total

Anemia status

Iron status

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

  1. The data is expressed as number (percentage). P value was calculated at 95 % confidence interval