From: Long-term outcomes and risk factors of thyroid dysfunction during pegylated interferon and ribavirin treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection in Taiwan
Variables
Total number (%)
Nontreated group N (%)
Treated groupa N (%)
Hypothyroidism
179 (42.9)
104 (42.6)
75 (43.3)
Hyperthyroidism
130 (31.2)
74 (30.3)
56 (32.4)
Thyroiditis
108 (25.9)
66 (27.0)
42 (24.3)
Total
417 (100.0)
244 (100.0)
173 (100.0)