Table 1 Prevalence rates (%) of the main thyroid function patterns, at Hashimoto’s thyroiditis presentation, in pediatric cohorts, according to different epidemiological studies
Authors | Nos. patients | Euthyroidism | Subclinical hypothyroidism | Overt hypothyroidism | Hyperthyroidism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zak et al. (2005) [11] | 100 | 63 | 26 | ─ | 11 |
Svensson et al. (2006) [12] | 90 | 39 | 47 | 14 | ─ |
Demirbilek et al. (2007) [13] | 162 | 43.2 | 24.1 | 21 | not stated |
Gopalakrishnan et al. (2007) [14] | 98 | 24.5 | 32.6 | 42.9 | ─ |
de Vries et al. (2009) [15] | 114 | 21 | 42 | 37 | ─ |
Ozen et al. (2011) [16] | 101 | 36.7 | 32.7 | 16.8 | 13.8 |
Skarpa et al. (2011) [17] | 228 | 57 | 32.9 | 8.3 | 1.8 |
Wasniewska et al. (2012) [4] | 608 | 52.1 | 19.2 | 22.2 | 6.5 |