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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