Table 3: Percent prevalence of subclinical hyperthyroidism and subclinical and clinical hypothyroidism with 95% confidence intervals by gender, age, race/ethnicity, smoking, and iodine sufficiency status for total U.S. population**. Data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2012.

 

Demographic Variable

Subclinical Hyperthyroidism

Clinical Hyperthyroidism

Subclinical Hypothyroidism

Clinical Hypothyroidism

Percent Prevalence (95% CI)

Statistically Significant Differences

Percent Prevalence (95% CI)

Statistically Significant Differences

Percent Prevalence (95% CI)

Statistically Significant Differences

Percent Prevalence (95% CI)

Statistically Significant Differences

Total

3.1 (2.2-3.9)

0.3 (0.1-0.4)

3.5 (2.4-4.6)

0.2 (0.1-0.4)

Males (M)

2 (1.3-2.7)

M < F (p < 0.01)

0.4 (0-0.7)

3.1 (1.7-4.6)

0.1 (-0.1-0.3)

Females (F)

4 (2.7-5.4)

0.1 (0-0.3)

3.8 (2.4-5.2)

0.3 (0-0.6)

Age: 12-19 Years (A12)

2.6 (1-4.2)

0.1 (-0.1-0.3)

2.5 (0.6-4.4)

0 (0-0)

Age: 20-64 Years (A20)

3 (2-4.1)

0.3 (0-0.5)

3.3 (1.9-4.6)

0.2 (0-0.4)

Age: 65+ Years (A65)

3.5 (1.4-5.7)

0.3 (-0.1-0.7)

5.3 (3-7.5)

0.5 (-0.1-1.1)

Non-Hispanic White (NHW)

3.3 (2-4.6)

0.3 (0-0.5)

4.4 (2.7-6)

NHW < NHB

(p < 0.01)

0.2 (0-0.5)

NHW < NHB

 (p = 0.046)

Non-Hispanic Black (NHB)

3.1 (2.2-4)

0.1 (-0.1-0.3)

0.6 (0-1.2)

NHB < HISP

(p < 0.01)

0.1 (-0.1-0.2)

Hispanic (HISP)

2.1 (0.8-3.4)

0.4 (-0.2-0.9)

3.3 (1.6-4.9)

0.4 (-0.1-0.8)

Non smokers (NSM)

3 (1.8-4.1)

0.2 (0-0.4)

3.6 (2.5-4.7)

0.3 (0-0.5)

Smokers (SM)

3.3 (1.7-4.9)

0.3 (-0.1-0.8)

3 (1.2-4.8)

0.1 (0-0.3)

Iodine Deficient (IOD)

3.9 (1.9-5.9)

0.1 (0-0.3)

3.1 (1.5-4.7)

0.4 (0.1-0.7)

Iodine Replete (IOR)

2.6 (1.9-3.4)

 

0.3 (0-0.6)

 

3.7 (2.4-5)

 

0.1 (-0.1-0.4)

 

 

**Excludes pregnant females.