Table 4 Prevalence of Subclinical hypothyroidism in each BMI category
Underweight | Healthy weight | Overweight | Obese | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All ages | All subjects | 9.9% | 13.8% | 17.2% | 20.5% | 0.032* |
Male subjects | 10.1% | 14.3% | 11.9% | 24.3% | 0.037* | |
Female subjects | 9.7% | 13.6% | 20.3% | 16.8% | 0.297 | |
2-9 year olds | All subjects | 9.6% | 12.1% | 23.9% | 24.8% | 0.005* |
Male subjects | 11.1% | 15.9% | 0.0% | 30.0% | 0.065 | |
Female subjects | 7.9% | 10.3% | 28.2% | 21.3% | 0.011* | |
10-18 year olds | All subjects | 10.3% | 15.9% | 12.9% | 17.1% | 0.624 |
Male subjects | 8.8% | 12.9% | 14.3% | 21.1% | 0.345 | |
Female subjects | 12.5% | 18.0% | 11.4% | 11.5% | 0.642 |