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Table 4 Area under the ROC curve (95% CI) of thyroid dysfunction status according to of thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) and thyroid globulin antibody (TgAb)

From: Incidence of thyroid dysfunction in an Iranian adult population: the predictor role of thyroid autoantibodies: results from a prospective population-based cohort study

Thyroid function status TPOAb TgAb
Area (95% CI) P value Area (95% CI) P value
Overt hypothyroidism 0.882 (0.743–1.02) 0.01 0.809 (0.615–1.0) 0.03
Subclinical hypothyroidism 0.668 (0.537–0.799) 0.01 0.692 (0.572–0.813) 0.004
Subclinical + overt hypothyroidism 0.697 (0.577–0.817) 0.002 0.708 (0.597–0.820) 0.001
Overt hyperthyroidism 0.817 (0.600–1.035) 0.033 0.875 (0.750–1.000) 0.012
Subclinical hyperthyroidism 0.757 (0.573–0.940) 0.056 0.841 (0.720–0.961) 0.011
Subclinical + overt hyperthyroidism 0.784 (0.637–0.931) 0.006 0.856 (0.761–0.951) 0.001
  1. ROC receiver operating characteristic, CI confidence interval, TPOAb thyroid peroxidase antibody, TgAb thyroid globulin antibody
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European Journal of Medical Research

ISSN: 2047-783X

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