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

Table 6 Spearman correlations between laboratory values and patient-reported outcomes in the group of treated patients

Laboratory results - patient-reported outcomes	TSH	fT3	fT4	TPOAb	TgAb
ThyDQoL AWI-18	-0.23¹	-0.04²	0.51^1**	-0.19¹	0.07²
ThyDQoL Present QoLresent QoL	-0.23¹	-0.28²	0.30¹	-0.01¹	0.19²
ThySRQ number symptoms	0.26¹	0.09²	-0.31¹	0.15¹	-0.21²
ThyTSQ	-0.17¹	-0.39²	0.39¹	-0.02¹	0.05²
Short Form-36 physical	-0.37¹	-0.07²	0.21¹	-0.33¹	-0.04¹
Short Form-36 mental	0.16²	-0.21²	-0.08²	0.27²	0.20²
SCL-90-R	0.05¹	0.02²	-0.23¹	0.24¹	0.24¹
WBQ-12	-0.15¹	0.05¹	0.36¹	-0.12¹	-0.03¹
Hamilton Depression Scale Scale	0.19¹	0.10²	-0.40¹	0.43¹	0.27¹
Beck Depression Inventory	-0.12²	-0.16¹	-0.40¹	0.06¹	0.16¹

*p < 0.05, ¹in the expected direction, ²against the expected direction. Abbreviations: WBQ – Well-Being Questionnaire, SCL – Symptom Check List, ThyDQoL – Thyroid-Dependent Quality of Life Questionnaire, ThySRQ – Underactive Thyroid Symptom Rating Questionnaire, ThyTSQ – Thyroid Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire, AWI – Average Weighted Impact Score, QoL – Quality of Life, TSH – Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, fT3 – free Triiodothyronine, fT4 – free Thyroxine, TPOAb – Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies, TgAb – Thyroglobulin Antibodies.

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