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Table 8 Cardiovascular and neurological signs of thyrotoxicosis

From: Thyrotoxicosis in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinical presentation

Study

Tachycardia (%)

Atrial fibrillation (%)

Hand tremors (%)

Proximal myopathy (%)

Olurin [36]

93.0

–

59.0

–

Abdulkadir et al [37]

100

–

89.1

–

Niakara et al [39]

–

40.0

–

–

Sigilai [41]

55.0

11.0

12.0

–

Mohammed [42]

44.8

1.7

24.0

–

Osime & Okobia [43]

80.0

–

50.0

–

Chuhwak & Obekpa [44]

42.0

–

52.0

–

Ogbera et al [45]

–

6.8

–

–

Ogbera et al [46]

–

14.0

–

–

Okosieme et al [47]

–

2.9

–

–

Sidibe et al [48]

78.9

–

–

–

Ali & Naa’aya [49]

–

–

32.6

–

Hattaoui et al [50]

–

61.1

–

–

Ali et al [51]

–

–

100.0

–

Onyenekwe [53]

–

6.9

62.2

10.9

Ajibare [55]

42.6

10.7

–

–

Dionadji [56]

91.2

–

71.2

64.0

Balde et al [58]

76.0

–

77.0

–

Ogun & Adeleye [61]

–

–

60.9

–

Sarr et al [62]

–

–

69.4

29

Boiro et al

92.4

–

–

–

Debebe et al [64]

49.0

–

–

–

Anakwue [65]

–

–

42.0

–

Azagoh-Kouadio et al [67]

100.0

–

44.0

–

Darouassi et al [68]

78.3

–

21.3

–

Diedhiou et al [69]

50.1

–

–

–

El-Shareif [70]

–

2.8

64.8

–

Sarfo-Kantanka et al [71]

70.0

10.0

–

48.0

Gebreyohannes et al [72]

39.8

–

6.6

–

Isah [73]

40.5

2.3

19.0

–

Mohammed & Hassanein [74]

46.6

–

–

–

Mulatu [75]

–

11.0

–

–

Toyib et al [77]

100

–

100

–

Yazidi et al [78]

–

6.1

–

–

Adeleye et al [79]

–

–

100

–

Demba et al [81]

100

–

38.1

–

Ersumo et al [82]

42.4

–

–

–

Mariko et al [83]

88.6

–

–

–

Mohammed [84]

34.6

–

5.0

–

Abera et al [85]

43.0

–

17.5

–

Docrat et al [86]

–

10.0

–

8.0

Kiffle et al [87]

17.5

–

14.2

–

Maldey et al [88]

–

–

50.2

–

Mendes [89]

27.0

–

33.0

30.0

Sylla et al [91]

78.3

–

21.3

–

Balde et al [92]

92.0

–

83.0

–