Table 1 Mean ± SD for thyroid profile and autoantibodies done for 58 AIH patients & pubertal status for each enrolled patient
From: Prevalence of autoimmune thyroiditis among children with autoimmune hepatitis
Parameter | Normal range | Result Mean ± SD or Median (IQR) | Min–Max | Number of patients with increased level (%) | Number of patients with decreased level (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free T3 | 3.3–7.5 pmol/L | 4.6 (0.63) | 3.1 – 71.7 | 2 (3.4) | 1 (1.7) |
Free T4 | 11.5–23.8 pmol/L | 20 ± 7.3 | 13.3 – 57.4 | 8 (13.8) | 0 (0) |
TSH | 0.37–5.10 μIU/mL | 3.3 ± 1.9 | 0 – 9.1 | 9 (15.5) | 3 (5.2) |
Antithyroid peroxidase | ≤ 35 U/mL | 13.3 ± 8.4 | 2.1 – 52.8 | 1 (1.7) | |
Antithyroglobulin | ≤ 50 U/mL | 25.6 ± 11.9 | 8.3 – 57.9 | 2 (3.4) | |
Pubertal Status | |||||
Prepubertal | 7 Patients (12.1%) | ||||
Peripubertal | 41 patients (70.7%) | ||||
Postpubertal | 10 patients (17.2%) | ||||