Increasing prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism emerges as a growing concern in Jordan

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World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics

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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

Table 2 Demographic data and clinical characteristics of hypothyroid newborns

Variable	Hypothyroid newborns (n = 26)
Gestational age (mean ± SD)	37 ± 2
Gestational age < 37 weeks	11 (42)
Birth weight (mean ± SD)	2553 ± 664
Small for age	5 (19.2)
Female sex	15 (57.7)
Family history of hypothyroidism	2 (7.7)
Pathological hyperbilirubinemia	4 (15.4)
Down syndrome	6 (23.1)

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

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 [PMID: 41255655 DOI: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.108133]

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