Table 2 Incidence of thyroid dysfunction based on sex and age subgroups in Isfahani adult people (n = 618) in 2011 who were euthyroid in 2006
Thyroid function status | Sex (n, %) incidence | Age (years) (n, %) incidence | Total n = 618 incidence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | 20–40 | 40–60 | ≥60 | ||
Overt hypothyroidism | (n = 4, 40%) 2.1 | (n = 6, 60%) 3.3 | (n = 4, 40%) 3.8 | (n = 3, 30%) 1.5 | (n = 3, 30%) 4.6 | (n = 10, 1.6%) 2.7 |
Subclinical hypothyroidism | (n = 27, 37.5%) 15 | (n = 45, 62.5%) 26.6 | (n = 14,19.4%) 13.7 | (n = 42, 58.3%) 22.8 | (n = 16, 22.2%) 26.1 | (n = 72, 11.7%) 20.6 |
Overt hyperthyroidism | (n = 0, 0%) | (n = 7, 100%) 3.8 | (n = 2, 28.6%) 1.9 | (n = 3, 42.9%) 1.5 | (n = 2, 28.6%) 3 | (n = 7, 1.1%) 1.9 |
Subclinical hyperthyroidism | (n = 2, 20%) 1 | (n = 8, 80%) 4.4 | (n = 4, 40%) 3.8 | (n = 5, 50%) 2.5 | (n = 1, 10%) 1.5 | (n = 10, 1.6%) 2.7 |