Subclinical hypothyroidism in atopic South Italian children

Table 1 Clinical and laboratory differences between atopic and not atopic children affected by allergic disease

	Atopic children	Not atopic children	P
Patients, n	459/732 (62.7%)	273/732 (37.3%)
Age expressed in years (mean age ± SD)	6.24 ± 3.55	5.82 ± 3.71	0.128
Gender (male)	245/459 (53.37%)	137/274 (50%)	0.37
Family history of atopy	365/420 (86.9%)	195/235 (80%)	0.17
Family history of thyroid disease	191/421 (45.36%)	94/235 (40%)	0.18
BMI (kg/m2)	16.6 (10.9-36.8)	16.4 (10.7-30.17)	0.069
SCH affected (%)	33/445 (7.41%)	13/260 (5%)	0.21
SCH obeses (%)	1/33 (3%)	1/13 (7.69%)	0.48
CRP (mg/dL)	0.06 (0-10.3)	0.08 (0-7.9)	0.123
TSH (UI/mL)	2.33 (0.35-12.2)	2.24 (0.52-6.98)	0.269

P value < 0.05 was considered significant. BMI: Body mass index; SCH: Subclinical hypothyroidism; CRP: C-reactive protein; TSH: Thyroid stimulating hormone.