Table 2

Categorized results according to 4 classification criteria for normal: 1) basal TSH according to Innsbruck criteria (I-TSH), 2) TRH stimulated TSH levels (s-TSH), 3) basal TSH according to Zöphel (Z-TSH), 4) basal TSH according to Baloch (B-TSH). The figures in the table correspond to the percentage of cases from the total that fall within a specific category.
I-TSH
 %
 s-TSH
 %
 Z-TSH
 %
 B-TSH
 %
< 0.3
 3,81
 < 2,5
 3,35
 < 0.3
 3,81
 < 0.3
 3,81
0.3 – 3.5
 91,52
 < 19,9
 82,37
 0.3 – 3.35
 90,66
 0.3 – 2.5
 83,77
> 3.5
 4,67
 >= 20
 14,28
 > 3.35
 5,53
 > 2.5
 12,41

Moncayo et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2007 7:5   doi:10.1186/1472-6823-7-5