Correlation of Thyroid Gland Functions with Menstrual Patterns amongst Infertile and Fertile Women Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in North-Central Nigeria
Table 6.
Association betweenmenstrual anomalies and the forms of thyroid dysfunction among infertile andfertile women
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| |
Menstrual anomalies |
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|
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| Thyroid dysfunction |
Present |
Absent |
Total |
χ2 |
p-value |
|
| n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Infertile women |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Subclinical hypothyroidism |
3 (11.5) |
1 (3.7) |
4 |
4.388f |
0.155 |
|
| Overt (clinical) hypothyroidism |
1 (3.8) |
1 (3.7) |
2 |
|
|
|
| Overt (clinical) hyperthyroidism |
1 (3.8) |
1 (3.7) |
2 |
|
|
|
| None |
21 (80.9) |
24 (88.9) |
45 |
|
|
|
| Fertile women |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Subclinical hypothyroidism |
0 (0.0) |
1 (2.2) |
1 (1.9) |
4.989f |
0.249 |
|
| Overt (clinical) hypothyroidism |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 |
|
|
|
| Overt (clinical) hyperthyroidism |
1 (14.3) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (1.9) |
|
|
|
| None |
6 (85.7) |
45 (97.8) |
51 (96.2) |
|
|
|
|
χ2: Chi-square; f: Fisher’s exact test
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