Table 1 Clinical and biological characteristics of the patients.

From: A Belgian single centre outcome study of radioiodine treatment in adolescents with Graves’ disease

Parameter

Results/total number available data (%)

Gender (Female)

10/14 (71%)

Presence of symptoms at diagnosis of GD

11/12 (91%)

Positive family history of thyroid disease

9/12 (75%)

Number of ATD courses

1

7/14 (50%)

2

4/14 (29%)

3

3/14 (21%)

Total duration of ATD > 2 years

8/14 (67%)

Pubertal status at RAI

Prepubertal

2/14 (14%)

Pubertal

7/14 (50%)

Postpubertal

5/14 (36%)

BMI > 25 kg/m2 at RAI

1/14 (7%)

24 h 123 uptake at RAI < 50%

1/11 (9%)

Anti-TSHR antibodies after RAI

10/10 (100%)

  1. Abbreviations: GD = Graves’disease; ATD = anti-thyroid drugs; RAI = radioactive iodine; BMI = bodymass index; TSHR = thyroid stimulating hormone receptor.