Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients (n = 125)
From: Psychometric properties of EQ-5D-5L for use in patients with Graves’ disease
Characteristic | N (%) or mean ± SD |
|---|---|
Sociodemographic | |
Age, year | 43.73 ± 13.83 |
Age group | |
≤60 | 105 (84.0%) |
>60 | 20 (16.0%) |
Gender | |
Male | 34 (27.2%) |
Female | 91 (72.8%) |
Highest education level attained | |
Primary | 12 (9.6%) |
Secondary | 52 (41.6%) |
Tertiary | 61 (48.8%) |
Marital status | |
Married | 69 (55.2%) |
Non-married | 56 (44.8%) |
Smoking | |
Smoker | 19 (15.2%) |
Non-smoker | 93 (74.4%) |
Ex-smoker | 13 (10.4%) |
Drinking | |
Drinker | 43 (34.4%) |
Non-drinker | 69 (55.2%) |
Ex-drinker | 13 (10.4%) |
Monthly household income | |
≤HKD20,000 | 56 (44.8%) |
>HKD20,000 | 45 (36.0%) |
Refuse to answer | 24 (19.2%) |
Clinical parameters | |
Duration of GD, month | 70.48 ± 5.52 |
TSH, mIU/l | 3.25 ± 10.12 |
FT4, pmol/l | 21.78 ± 14.08 |
Treatment | |
Anti-thyroid drugs | 15 (12.0%) |
Radioactive iodine | 77 (61.6%) |
Thyroidectomy | 33 (26.4%) |
Comorbidity | |
Cardiovascular diseases | 9 (7.2%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 10 (8.0%) |
Hypertension | 16 (12.8%) |
Liver disease | 3 (2.4%) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 3 (2.4%) |
Graves’ ophthalmopathy | 48 (38.4%) |