(N=284) | Total | Male | Female | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Per cent | N | Per cent | N | Per cent | |
TSH level (mIU/L) | ||||||
1 | 41 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 7 |
2 | 35 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 5 |
3 | 35 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 5 |
4 | 35 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 19 | 7 |
5 | 35 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 5 |
6 | 36 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 6 |
7 | 33 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
8 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
10–15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Age at testing | ||||||
4 | 211 | 75 | 118 | 42 | 93 | 33 |
5 | 65 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 29 | 10 |
6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Maternity hospital | ||||||
Brussels | 190 | 67 | 117 | 41 | 73 | 26 |
Wallonia | 93 | 33 | 41 | 14 | 52 | 18 |
Flanders | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
Home at examination | ||||||
Brussels | 103 | 37 | 57 | 20 | 46 | 16 |
Wallonia | 131 | 47 | 70 | 25 | 61 | 22 |
Flanders | 45 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
Children ethnicity | ||||||
Europe (Caucasian) | 226 | 85 | 129 | 48 | 97 | 36 |
Asian | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
North Africa | 25 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
Mother ethnicity | ||||||
Europe (Caucasian) | 226 | 83 | 130 | 48 | 96 | 35 |
Asia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
North Africa | 26 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
Father ethnicity | ||||||
Europe (Caucasian) | 228 | 84 | 129 | 48 | 99 | 37 |
Asia | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
North Africa | 26 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
PsychoTSH study, Belgium, 2008–2014.
N, number of subjects; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone.