Kruskal-Wallis analysis of the influence of age on TSH.

Table 3: Kruskal-Wallis analysis of the influence of age on TSH.

Age Band	N	Minimum	25^th percentile	Median	75^th percentile	Maximum
Women
< 30	273	0.33	0.878	1.22	1.69	3.47
30-39	333	0.33	0.840	1.14	1.64	3.90
40-49	235	0.36	0.930	1.23	1.62	4.20
50-59	257	0.39	0.890	1.18	1.693	4.20
≥ 60	70	0.36	0.910	1.26	1.94	4.44
Kruskal-Wallis test p = 0.244498 Jonckheere-Terpstra trend test p = 0.26489
Men
< 30	168	0.35	0.85	1.19	1.725	3.65
30-39	241	0.40	0.80	1.11	1.44	3.24
40-49	235	0.35	0.833	1.14	1.63	3.54
50-59	227	0.33	0.89	1.21	1.64	3.63
≥ 60	85	0.31	0.805	1.20	1.76	4.01
Kruskal-Wallis test p = 0.158039 Jonckheere-Terpstra trend test p = 0.55973