Table 3 Clinical characteristics according to ultrasound grade in GD patients.
Variable | Total (N = 64) | G1 (N = 0, 0%) | G2 (N = 8, 12.5%) | G3 (N = 22,34.4%) | G4 (N = 34, 53.1%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 16 ± 3.1 | 17 ± 2.2 | 15 ± 3.8 | 17 ± 2.5 | 0..862 | |
Male | 23 (36%) | 2 (25%) | 4 (18.2%) | 17 (50%) | 0.951 | |
Female | 41 (64%) | 6 (75%) | 18 (81.8%) | 17 (50%) | ||
Thyroid function | ||||||
1 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (100%) | ||
2 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (%) | 1 (%) | ||
3 | 0 (0%) | 5 (%) | 1 (%) | 1 (%) | 0.39 | |
4 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (%) | 0 (0%) | ||
5 | 0 (0%) | 3 (%) | 14 (%) | 30 (%) | ||
TSH | NA | 0.49 ± 0.64 | 0.58 ± 1.73 | 1.58 ± 6.98 | ||
TSH (hypo-euthyroid) | 9.44 ± 13.79 | NA | NA | 4.01 ± 3.18 | 13.46 ± 17.99 | NA |
TSH (hyper-euthyroid) | 0.13 ± 0.39 | NA | 0.49 ± 0.64 | 0.05 ± 0.11 | 0.08 ± 0.39 | 0.637 |
TGAb | 338.88 ± 636.41 | NA | 332.43 ± 716.86 | 166.52 ± 179.87 | 460.12 ± 817.11 | 0.569 |
TPOAb | 1433.10 ± 1579.12 | NA | 1266.33 ± 1476.47 | 1224.47 ± 1476.80 | 1652.51 ± 1710.85 | 0.753 |
TRAb | 30.64 ± 27.84 | NA | 1.7 ± 1.06 | 22.09 ± 28.07 | 40.54 ± 25.18 | 0.047 |
