From: Establishing a diagnostic scale of subacute thyroiditis without radioisotope scanning
Variables | Study group | Control group | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Male sex, No. (%) | 32 (17. 78) | 32 (24. 81) | 0. 133 |
Age (years) | 46. 77 ± 10. 30 | 44. 46 ± 14. 17 | 0. 828 |
Height (cm) | 158. 18 ± 6. 43 | 157. 89 ± 7. 42 | 0. 751 |
Weight (kg) | 55. 01 ± 8. 81 | 53. 67 ± 9. 65 | 0. 106 |
Systolic pressure (mmHg) | 118. 69 ± 13. 40 | 123. 14 ± 16. 78 | 0. 019 |
Diastolic pressure (mmHg) | 76. 07 ± 9. 52 | 77. 63 ± 11. 10 | 0. 278 |
Heart rate (bpm) | 87. 42 ± 12. 90 | 86. 93 ± 16. 02 | 0. 380 |
Elevated heart rate, No. (%) | 21 (11. 77) | 27 (20. 93) | 0. 028 |
Prior upper respiratory infection, No. (%) | 26 (14. 44) | 4 (3. 10) | 0. 001 |
Fever, No. (%) | 60 (33. 33) | 0 | ≤0. 001 |
Neck pain, No. (%) | 174 (96. 67) | 21 (16. 28) | ≤0. 001 |
Thyroid tenderness, No. (%) | 176 (97. 78) | 9 (6. 98) | ≤0. 001 |
Odynophagia, No. (%) | 135 (75. 00) | 6 (4. 65) | ≤0. 001 |
Radiating pain, No. (%) | 89 (49. 44) | 5 (3. 88) | ≤0. 001 |
Palpitation, No. (%) | 41 (22. 78) | 47 (36. 46) | 0. 009 |
Hands tremble, No. (%) | 10 (5. 56) | 28 (21. 71) | ≤0. 001 |
Weight loss, No. (%) | 26 (14. 44) | 33 (25. 58) | 0. 014 |
Thyroid swelling, No. (%) | 168 (93. 33) | 114 (83. 37) | 0. 128 |
Firm on palpation, No. (%) | 148 (82. 22) | 8 (6. 20) | ≤0. 001 |
Elevated white blood cell, No. (%) | 45 (25. 00) | 4 (3. 10) | ≤0. 001 |
Elevated neutrophil, No. (%) | 65 (36. 11) | 8 (6. 20) | ≤0. 001 |
Increased ESR, No. (%) | 140 (77. 78) | 5 (3. 88) | ≤0. 001 |
Elevated CRP, No. (%) | 127 (70. 56) | 9 (6. 98) | ≤0. 001 |
Elevated thyroid hormone level, No. (%) | 106 (58. 89) | 57 (44. 19) | 0. 011 |
TT3(nmol/L) | 2. 69 ± 1. 38 | 3. 09 ± 2. 79 | 0. 087 |
TT4(nmol/L) | 165. 27 ± 61. 09 | 137. 77 ± 74. 63 | ≤0. 001 |
FT3(pmol/L) | 9. 34 ± 8. 94 | 15. 20 ± 14. 87 | 0. 877 |
FT4(pmol/L) | 31. 01 ± 19. 38 | 40. 63 ± 34. 00 | 0. 703 |
TSH (μIU/ml) | 0. 51 ± 1. 40 | 2. 89 ± 12. 45 | 0. 168 |
TPOAb (IU/ml) | 34. 56 ± 67. 14 | 132. 53 ± 185. 56 | 0. 026 |
TgAb (IU/ml) | 283. 15 ± 534. 56 | 366. 74 ± 794. 74 | 0. 046 |
Suppressed uptake of Technetium-99 m, No. (%) | 156 (89. 14) | 19 (14. 73) | ≤0. 001 |
FT3/FT4 | 0. 307 ± 0. 20 | 0. 34 ± 0. 10 | ≤0. 001 |