Diagnostic accuracy of basal TSH determinations based on the intravenous TRH stimulation test: An evaluation of 2570 tests and comparison with the literature

Table 3 Cross tabulation for the categorized results according to free thyroid hormones and the TSH criteria. The figures in the table correspond to the percentage of cases from the total that fall within a specific category

			Thyroid Hormones
	b TSH		low	normal	elevated
TSH Innsbruck	< 0.3	n	8	71	19
		% total	0,31	2,76	0,74
	0.3 – 3.5	n	257	2056	39
		% total	10	80	1,52
	> 3.5	n	19	100	1
		% total	0,74	3,89	0,04
TSH Zöphel	< 0.3	n	8	71	19
		% total	0,31	2,76	0,74
	0.3 – 3.35	n	253	2039	38
		% total	9,84	79,34	1,48
	> 3.35	n	23	117	2
		% total	0,89	4,55	0,08
TSHBaloch	< 0.3	n	8	71	19
		% total	0,31	2,76	0,74
	0.3 – 2.5	n	231	1888	34
		% total	8,99	73,46	1,32
	> 2.5	n	45	268	6
		% total	1,75	10,43	0,23
	s TSH		low	normal	elevated
Groups according to stimulated TSH values	< 2,5	n	7	60	19
		% total	0,27	2,33	0,74
	< 19,9	n	224	1857	36
		% total	8,72	72,26	1,4
	>= 20	n	53	310	4
		% total	2,06	12,06	0,16

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