Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients and carriers (CWD = Classic Whipple’s disease)
From: Common subclinical hypothyroidism during Whipple’s disease
CWD | Asymptomatic carriage of T. whipplei | |
|---|---|---|
Number of cases | 80 | 42 |
Male | 58 (72.5%) | 31 (73.8%) |
Mean age, years (range) | 57.15 (28–84) | 43.58 (18–80) |
Frozen serum (stored < 5 years) | 39 (48.1%) | 19 (46.3%) |
Frozen serum (stored < 5 years among the higher TSH levels) | 6/14 (43%) | NA |