Prevalence and characteristics of thyroid abnormalities in the Nijmegen Biomedical Study.1
| No. (% of total) | Males, n (% of males) | Females, n (% of females) | Thyroid pathology,2 n (% of group) | Positive TPOAbs, n (% of group) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overt thyrotoxicosis | 27 (0.4%) | 7 (0.2%) | 20 (0.6%) | 19 (70.4%) | 11 (40.7%) |
| Subclinical thyrotoxicosis | 52 (0.8%) | 12 (0.4%) | 40 (1.2%) | 22 (42.3%) | 16 (30.8%) |
| Mildly suppressed TSH and normal FT4 | 202 (3.1%) | 85 (2.9%) | 117 (3.4%) | 28 (13.9%) | 30 (14.9%) |
| Euthyroid | 5838 (90.7%) | 2762 (92.8%) | 3076 (89.0%) | 224 (3.8%) | 654 (11.2%) |
| Subclinical hypothyroidism | 259 (4.0%) | 90 (3.0%) | 169 (4.9%) | 35 (13.5%) | 159 (61.4%) |
| Overt hypothyroidism | 26 (0.4%) | 5 (0.2%) | 21 (0.6%) | 3 (11.5%) | 23 (88.5%) |