Research Article
Prevalence of Hypothyroidism among Dialysis Patients in Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Frequency of hypothyroid symptoms in euthyroid and hypothyroid patients.
| Symptoms | Euthyroid (%) | Overt hypothyroidism (%) | Subclinical hypothyroidism (%) | value |
| Fatigue | 33.9 | 42.1 | 33.3 | 0.802 | Cold intolerance | 26.3 | 47.4 | 46.7 | 0.06 | Weight gain | 8.8 | 15.8 | 13.3 | 0.560 | Inability to concentrate | 11.7 | 15.8 | 13.3 | 0.693 | Depression | 12.9 | 10.5 | 15.4 | 0.301 | Skin dryness | 12.3 | 12.3 | 20 | 0.158 |
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Patients’ perceived feeling. |