Table
6: Prevalence
of TSH < 0.45 mIU/L, > 4.5 mIU/L,
and > 10 mIU/L with 95% confidence intervals by
age, gender, race/ethnicity, smoking and iodine deficiency status. Data from
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2012.
|
TSH < 0.45 mIU/L |
TSH > 4.5 mIU/L |
TSH > 10 mIU/L |
|
|
Total |
1.88 (1.14-2.63) |
1.88 (1.07-2.69) |
0.13 (-0.13-0.39) |
|
Males |
1.38 (0.46-2.29) |
2.19 (0.87-3.51) |
0.24 (-0.24-0.72) |
|
Females |
2.49 (1.3-3.67) |
1.51 (0.51-2.5) |
0 (0-0) |
|
Age: 12-19 Years |
1.55 (0.16-2.94) |
1.08 (-0.87-3.03)*,^^ |
0 (0-0) |
|
Age: 20-64 Years |
1.8 (0.98-2.63) |
1.68 (0.78-2.59)*,^ |
0.18 (-0.18-0.55) |
|
Age: 65+ Years |
2.61 (-0.51-5.74) |
3.69 (0.67-6.7)^ |
0(0-0) |
|
Non-Hispanic White |
1.7 (0.67-2.73) |
2.4 (1.17-3.63)^^ |
0.2 (-0.2-0.61) |
|
Non-Hispanic Black |
2.99 (1.44-4.55)* |
0.29 (-0.06-0.64) |
0 (0-0) |
|
Hispanic |
0.76 (0.08-1.44)* |
1.49 (0.33-2.66) |
0 (0-0) |
|
Other |
3.89 (-0.47-8.25) |
0.91 (0.05-1.76) |
0 (0-0) |
|
Non smokers |
1.53 (0.74-2.32) |
2.29 (1.35-3.24)* |
0.17 (-0.17-0.52) |
|
Smokers |
2.98 (0.99-4.97) |
0.6 (-0.5 3-1.73)* |
0 (0-0) |
|
Iodine Deficient |
1.93 (0.4-3.45) |
1.41 (0.38-2.43) |
0.39 (-0.39-1.16) |
|
Iodine Replete |
1.82 (1.02-2.62) |
2.13 (1.03-3.23) |
0 (0-0) |
^^^Pairs with the same symbols *, ^, or ^^ are statistically
significantly different at α = 0.05.