Association of IL-1β, NLRP3, and COX-2 Gene Polymorphisms with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Risk and Clinical Features in the Iranian Population

Table 2

Demographic and clinical characteristics of Hashimoto (HT) patients and controls.

	HT	Control	value
Age, years			0.196
Gender
Male (%)	10 (7.6)	21 (14.48)	0.072
Female (%)	121 (92.4)	124 (85.52)
BMI (kg/m^2)
Onset age
Other autoimmune disorders history (%)	2 (1.52)
Family history (%)	41 (31.29)
Smoking history (%)	11 (8.4)
Thyroid size (ml)
Free T4 ()
Free T3 ()
TSH ()
Thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) ()
Antithyroglobulin antibody ()