Table 2 Serum TSH levels (mU/L) in total population and subgroups categorized by age
Percentile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yr) | Sample No. | 2. 5th | 5th | Median | 95th | 97.5th |
A. total | ||||||
19–29 | 845 | 0.53 | 0.73 | 1.80 | 4.45 | 5.50 |
30–39 | 1060 | 0.51 | 0.73 | 1.85 | 4.42 | 4.98 |
40–49 | 662 | 0.61 | 0.73 | 1.94 | 4.99 | 5.61 |
50–59 | 289 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 1.92 | 5.45 | 7.49 |
B. non-HT | ||||||
19–29 | 799 | 0.56 | 0.75 | 1.79 | 4.33 | 5.19 |
30–39 | 989 | 0.52 | 0.74 | 1,82 | 4.06 | 4.62 |
40–49 | 616 | 0.62 | 0.73 | 1.91 | 4.31 | 5.26 |
50–59 | 265 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 1.86 | 4.58 | 5.67 |
C. HT | ||||||
19–29 | 46 | 0.37 | 0.74 | 2.33 | 8.48 | 21.67 |
30–39 | 71 | 0.02 | 0.46 | 2.43 | 9.50 | 18.86 |
40–49 | 46 | 0.03 | 0.33 | 3.29 | 8.34 | 24.26 |
50–59 | 24 | 0.56 | 0.73 | 3.17 | 14.77 | 15.50 |