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World J Clin Pediatr. Dec 9, 2025; 14(4): 108133
Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.108133
Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.108133
Table 1 Demographic data and clinical characteristics of screened newborn, n (%)
| Number of neonates screened | 11149 |
| Number analyzed | 10521 (95) |
| Birth weight (mean ± SD) | 2922 ± 580 |
| Gestational age (mean ± SD) | 38 ± 2 |
| Gestational age < 37 weeks | 1928 (18.3) |
| Male sex | 5284 (50.2) |
| Cesarean section delivery | 4996 (47.4) |
| Small for age (< 10th centile) | 760 (7) |
| Pathological hyperbilirubinemia | 937 (9) |
| Family history of hypothyroidism | 143 (1.3) |
| Down syndrome | 27 (0.27) |
| Screening age in days (mean ± SD) | 5 ± 2 |
- Citation: Al-Lawama M, Odeh R, AlAssaf A, Albaramki J, Ghanem N, Abu Assab D, Al-Dmour A, Arabiat E, Kiswani A, Al-Kayed S, Alzoubi H, Al Jbour S. Increasing prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism emerges as a growing concern in Jordan. World J Clin Pediatr 2025; 14(4): 108133
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2219-2808/full/v14/i4/108133.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.108133