Table 1 Distribution of the Gravis disease and Hashimoto Thyroiditis by patients’ demographics
Diagnosis | Total | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gravis disease | Hashimoto Thyroiditis | |||
Patient age group | ||||
20 to 39 years | 1 (4.2%) | 23 (95.8%) | 24 (17.8%) | 0.257 |
40 to 59 years | 5 (7.9%) | 58 (92.1%) | 63 (46.7%) | |
60 to 79 years | 0 (0.0%) | 44 (100%) | 44 (32.6%) | |
More than 79 years | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (100%) | 4 (3.0%) | |
Patient residence | ||||
Central Sudan | 2 (4.3%) | 45 (95.7%) | 47 (34.8%) | 0.819 |
Northern Sudan | 2 (8.0%) | 23 (92.0%) | 25 (18.5%) | |
Western Sudan | 1 (4.5%) | 21 (95.5%) | 22 (16.3%) | |
Eastern Sudan | 1 (4.2%) | 23 (95.8%) | 24 (17.8%) | |
Southern Sudan | 0 (0.0%) | 17 (100%) | 17 (12.6%) | |
Patient educational level | ||||
Illiterate | 0 (0.0%) | 15 (100%) | 15 (11.1%) | 0.109 |
Khalwa | 1 (6.7%) | 14 (93.3%) | 15 (11.1%) | |
Primary School | 0 (0.0%) | 27 (100%) | 27 (20.0%) | |
Secondary School | 5 (10.4%) | 43 (89.6%) | 48 (35.6%) | |
University | 0 (0.0%) | 30 (100%) | 30 (22.2%) | |
Family history of Hashimoto thyroiditis | ||||
Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 28 (100%) | 28 (20.7%) | 0.241 |
No | 6 (5.6%) | 101 (94.4%) | 107 (79.3%) | |
Total | 6 (4.4%) | 129 (95.6%) | 135 (100%) | |