Table 3 Percentage of individuals with different conditions, and healthy individuals, showing positive antibody titre by different assays [Adapted from Kotwal and Stan, 2018[13]]
Type of individuals | 3rd generation automated Competition-based TBII assay | 3rd generation automated TSI bioassay |
|---|---|---|
Newly diagnosed Graves’ Disease | 99% | 98.9% |
Chronic autoimmune (Hashimoto’s) thyroiditis | 1–2% | 7.8% |
Painless/ silent thyroiditis | 1% | 2.3% |
Thyroid cancer | 11% | NA |
Healthy individuals | 0.6% | 0% |