Frequency of newly developed thyroid antibodies and clinical thyroid Disease (Including Autoimmune IIT and Non-Autoimmune IIT) in Patients with Hepatitis C Infection treated with mono therapy (IFN α, Ribavirin) treatment.

Abbreviations and symbols in Table: RIBA, Ribavirin; IIT, Interferon induced thyroiditis; M/F, male/female ratio; NR, not reported; Tab, thyroid antibodies;#IFNa 2b (total dose 366 MIU);$IFN alpha therapy (total dose 234 MIU);+frequency % calculated out of studies reporting Tab’s in 1656 patients and 16 studies;++frequency % calculated out of studies reporting thyroid dysfunctions in 16019 patients and 30 studies; RIFN, Recombinant IFN.