Patient-reported outcomes in adequately treated hypothyroidism – insights from the German versions of ThyDQoL, ThySRQ and ThyTSQ

Table 1 Characteristics of the sample for psychometric validation

Sample characteristics	Mean	SD	Range	N
Age (years)	43.5	16.3	19-75	101
Sex (female/male)	93/8			101
Marital Status	Single/Married/Divorced/Widowed			101
Marital Status	37/48/12/4			101
TSH (mU/l)	2.20	3.95	0.02-35.0	90
Treatment duration (years)	7.48	6.94	0.2 - 39.0	96
Current dose LT4* (μg/day)	97.9	42.4	0-250	99
Cause of hypothyroidism	Autoimmune thyroiditis			75
	Thyroidectomy for cold nodules or nodular goiter			13
	Ablative treatment for hyperthyroidism			7
	Lithium treatment			1
	Thyroidectomy – cause not specified			2
	Missing			3

*two participants additionally received 7.5/10 μg T3 respectively **comorbid conditions with potential influence occurring in more than one participant: depression (4), migraine (4), diabetes (4), asthma (3), heart disease (2), polycystic ovary syndrome (2) and pregnancy (2); several patients had multiple comorbid conditions. None of the non-reported rare comorbidities was a psychiatric illness. Abbreviaton: SD – Standard Deviation.

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