Table 4 Patient and disease characteristics among patients with an O992B- or O992C-diagnosis.
From: Diagnoses of obstetric and postpartum thyroid disease: a Danish validation study
O992B | O992C | pa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Patients | 50 | 39 | |||
Ageb | |||||
< 30 years | 14 | 29.2 | 13 | 33.3 | 0.59 |
≥ 30 years | 34 | 70.8 | 25 | 66.7 | |
Smokingb,c | |||||
Yes | 5 | 10.2 | 10 | 26.3 | 0.049 |
No | 44 | 89.8 | 28 | 73.7 | |
Pre-pregnancy BMIb | |||||
< 25 kg/m2 | 19 | 39.6 | 15 | 40.5 | 0.93 |
≥ 25 kg/m2 | 29 | 60.4 | 22 | 59.5 | |
Parity | |||||
Nullipara | 24 | 48.0 | 19 | 48.7 | 0.95 |
Multipara | 26 | 52.0 | 20 | 51.3 | |
Fertility treatment | 12 | 24.0 | 3 | 7.7 | 0.04 |
Family history of thyroid disease | 13 | 34.2 | 17 | 53.1 | 0.11 |
Type of diagnosis | |||||
Primary diagnosis | 4 | 8.0 | 5 | 12.8 | 0.45 |
Secondary diagnosis | 46 | 92.0 | 34 | 87.2 | |
Place of diagnosisa | |||||
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics | 46 | 92.0 | 35 | 89.7 | 0.71 |
Department of Endocrinology | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 10.3 | |
Diagnosis of thyroid disease | |||||
Hyperthyroidism | < 3 | NA | 25 | 64.1 | < 0.01 |
Hypothyroidism | 45 | 90.0 | 6 | 15.4 | < 0.01 |
None | < 3 | NA | 6 | 15.4 | 0.62 |
Onset of thyroid disease prior to pregnancy | 47 | 94.0 | 23 | 59.0 | < 0.01 |
Medical treatment prior to pregnancy | 45 | 90.0 | 19 | 48.7 | < 0.01 |
Onset of thyroid disease during pregnancy | < 3 | NA | 10 | 25.6 | < 0.01 |
Medical treatment during pregnancyb | 45 | 91.8 | 15 | 38.5 | < 0.01 |
Levothyroxine | 45 | 91.8 | 8 | 20.5 | < 0.01 |
ATD | < 3 | NA | 8 | 20.5 | < 0.01 |
