Table 1 Clinical characteristic of TAO patients.

From: A retrospective study on the effectiveness of intensity modulated radiation therapy for thyroid associated ophthalmopathy at a single institute

Characteristic

No.

%

Gender

 Males

6

35.3

 Female

11

64.7

Ocular symptoms

 Monocular

1

5.9

 Binocular

16

94.1

Thyroid disease

 Hyperthyroid

15

88.2

 Hypothyroid

1

5.9

 Euthyroid

1

5.9

Duration of eye symptoms to RT

 ≤ 6 months

10

58.8

 6–15 months

7

41.2

RT in combination with steroids

 Yes

8

47

 No

9

53

Received oral glucocorticoids before RT

4

23.5

Received immunosuppressants before RT

1

5.9

Received biological agents before RT

1

5.9

Smoking

 Smoker

7

41.2

 Non-smoker

10

58.8

Median age

50 (29–60)

 
  1. RT, radiation therapy.