Determination of Thyroid Volume by Ultrasonography among Schoolchildren in Philippines

Table 1

The baseline characteristics in investigated areas.

	Total	Tuguegarao	Lagum	P value
	𝑛=158	𝑛=49	𝑛=109
Age (year)	8.6±1.9	8.6±1.9	8.6±1.9	0.939
Weight (kg)	24.80±7.59	29.67±9.40	22.66±5.44	0.000
Height (cm)	123.45±11.97	128.04±10.72	121.43±11.97	0.001
BSA (m^2)	0.92±0.18	1.02±0.20	0.87±0.14	0.000
Thyroid size (mL)	2.60±1.10	2.99±1.34	2.42±0.92	0.002