Table 1

Serum TSH concentrations at diagnosis, dose of thyroxine given, and age at normalisation of TSH values in three groups of patients with congenital hypothyroidism

Classification of patients (No)Basal TSH (mU/L)Age for normal TSH (in decimal years)Dose (μg/m2)
Athyroid (11)429.6 (89)0.83 (0.5)114.7 (27)
Ectopic (10)327.5 (63)0.73 (0.6) 97.7 (22)
Dyshormonogenesis (6)240.4 (95)0.79 (0.4)101.9 (16)
One way analysis of variance (p)  0.350.93  0.27
  • Data shown as mean (SEM).