Prevalence and Levels of Thyroid Autoantibodies in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome-Impact of TSH- and BMI-Matched Comparisons: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Int J Mol Sci · 2025 · PMC12347112 · PMID 40806651

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.61not close (p > 0.1)

The test for subgroup differences revealed that TSH-matching had a significant impact on decreases in the OR ( p < 0.0001), while BMI-matching did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.61).

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In matched subgroups, prevalence differences were no longer significant, though anti-TPO levels remained significantly elevated and anti-TG levels were borderline significant in the TSH-matched subgroup of PCOS women.

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borderline significanceno p-value reported

In one additional case [ 64 ], the p -value increased to 0.05, indicating borderline significance ( Supplementary Material S6A–K for TSH-matched).

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