Table 3

Prevalence of thyroid disease in MS patients and in a representative sample of the general population


MS Population
(N = 491)
General Population
(N = 532)
Significance after age-sex standardization

Graves'
15 (3.1%)
2 (0.4%)
p = 0.002*
Hashimoto's
26 (5.5%)
12 (2.2%)
p = 0.097

* by Fisher exact test

Sloka et al. Journal of Autoimmune Diseases 2005 2:9   doi:10.1186/1740-2557-2-9