Table 3: Percent prevalence of subclinical
hyperthyroidism and subclinical and clinical hypothyroidism with 95% confidence
intervals by gender, age, race/ethnicity, smoking, and iodine sufficiency
status for total U.S. population**. Data from National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2012.
Demographic Variable |
Subclinical Hyperthyroidism |
Clinical Hyperthyroidism |
Subclinical Hypothyroidism |
Clinical Hypothyroidism |
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Percent Prevalence (95% CI) |
Statistically Significant Differences |
Percent Prevalence (95% CI) |
Statistically Significant Differences |
Percent Prevalence (95% CI) |
Statistically Significant Differences |
Percent Prevalence (95% CI) |
Statistically Significant Differences |
|
Total |
3.1 (2.2-3.9) |
0.3 (0.1-0.4) |
3.5 (2.4-4.6) |
0.2 (0.1-0.4) |
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Males (M) |
2 (1.3-2.7) |
M < F (p < 0.01) |
0.4 (0-0.7) |
3.1 (1.7-4.6) |
0.1 (-0.1-0.3) |
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Females (F) |
4 (2.7-5.4) |
0.1 (0-0.3) |
3.8 (2.4-5.2) |
0.3 (0-0.6) |
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Age: 12-19 Years (A12) |
2.6 (1-4.2) |
0.1 (-0.1-0.3) |
2.5 (0.6-4.4) |
0 (0-0) |
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Age: 20-64 Years (A20) |
3 (2-4.1) |
0.3 (0-0.5) |
3.3 (1.9-4.6) |
0.2 (0-0.4) |
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Age: 65+ Years (A65) |
3.5 (1.4-5.7) |
0.3 (-0.1-0.7) |
5.3 (3-7.5) |
0.5 (-0.1-1.1) |
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Non-Hispanic White (NHW) |
3.3 (2-4.6) |
0.3 (0-0.5) |
4.4 (2.7-6) |
NHW < NHB (p < 0.01) |
0.2 (0-0.5) |
NHW < NHB (p = 0.046) |
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Non-Hispanic Black (NHB) |
3.1 (2.2-4) |
0.1 (-0.1-0.3) |
0.6 (0-1.2) |
NHB < HISP (p < 0.01) |
0.1 (-0.1-0.2) |
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Hispanic (HISP) |
2.1 (0.8-3.4) |
0.4 (-0.2-0.9) |
3.3 (1.6-4.9) |
0.4 (-0.1-0.8) |
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Non
smokers (NSM) |
3 (1.8-4.1) |
0.2 (0-0.4) |
3.6 (2.5-4.7) |
0.3 (0-0.5) |
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Smokers (SM) |
3.3 (1.7-4.9) |
0.3 (-0.1-0.8) |
3 (1.2-4.8) |
0.1 (0-0.3) |
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Iodine Deficient (IOD) |
3.9 (1.9-5.9) |
0.1 (0-0.3) |
3.1 (1.5-4.7) |
0.4 (0.1-0.7) |
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Iodine Replete (IOR) |
2.6 (1.9-3.4) |
|
0.3 (0-0.6) |
|
3.7 (2.4-5) |
|
0.1 (-0.1-0.4) |
|
**Excludes
pregnant females.