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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants

From: A comparative study on serum lipid levels in patients with thyroid dysfunction: a single-center experience in Ethiopia

Variable

Thyroid status

 

Hyperthyroid

Hypothyroid

Gender

 Male

9(22.5%)

13(21.6%)

 Female

31(77.5%)

47(78.33%)

Age

 < 20

4(10%)

5(8.3%)

 20–40

15(37.5%)

25(41.7%)

 41–60

21(52.5%)

30(50%)

 Mean ± SD

41 ± 5.2

30 ± 2.3

Marital status

 Married

22(55%)

47(78.3%)

 Singe

16(40%)

10(16.7%)

 Other

2(5%)

3(5%)

Residence

 Urban

23(57.5%)

42(70%)

 Rural

17(42.5%)

18(30%)

 Body mass index

16 ± 1.6

19 ± 2.6

  1. Other: widowed and divorced