Thyroid disease awareness is associated with high rates of identifying subjects with previously undiagnosed thyroid dysfunction

Table 2 Demographics by thyroid function*

Demographic	Hyperthyroid TSH < 0.4 μIU/ml	Euthyroid TSH = 0.4–5.5μIU/ml	Hypothyroid TSH > 5.5 μIU/ml
Age
Range in years	25 – 78	20 – 87	23 -87
(Mean)	(56.6)	(51.0)	(55.1)
Gender
Male	9 (1.1%)	122 (15.4%)	16 (2.0%)
Female	37 (4.7%)	524 (66.0%)	86 (10.8%)
Family history**
Positive	21 (2.6%)	268 (33.8%)	45 (5.7%)
Negative	25 (3.1%)	373 (47.0%)	55 (6.9%)

*Percentages reported are the proportion of the health fair population (n = 794).
**Responses for Family history were not provided by seven (0.9%) participants.