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Table 10 Difference in means between treatment and control groups for TG at final follow-up

From: Screening for thyroid dysfunction and treatment of screen-detected thyroid dysfunction in asymptomatic, community-dwelling adults: a systematic review

Author

Sample size (treatment group vs. control group)

Difference

95% CI

Cabral et al. [57]

32 (14 vs. 18)

− 1.72 mmol/L*

− 3.51 to 0.07

Caraccio et al. [58]

49 (24 vs. 25)

− 0.10 mmol/L*

− 0.46 to 0.26

Duman et al. [60]

39 (20 vs. 19)

− 1.94 mmol/L*

− 3.65 to − 0.24

Iqbal et al. [62]

64 (32 vs. 32)

− 0.10 mmol/L*

− 0.52 to 0.32

Liu et al. [64]

119 (60 vs. 59)

− 0.08 mmol/L**

− 0.26 to 0.10

Mikhail et al. [66]

120 (60 vs. 60)

− 0.11 mmol/L*

− 0.31 to 0.09

Monzani et al. [68]

45 (23 vs. 22)

− 0.81 mmol/L*

− 2.22 to 0.60

Nagasaki et al. [69]

95 (48 vs. 47)

0.12 mmol/L**

− 0.17 to 0.41

Teixeira et al. [74, 75]

26 (11 vs. 15)

− 0.98 mmol/L*

− 3.52 to 1.55

  1. *Value is the difference in mean scores at final follow-up between treatment and control groups
  2. **Value is the difference in mean variation scores from baseline to follow-up between treatment and control group