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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the subjects with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and the controls

From: Thyroid heterogeneity, as indicated by the CV of ultrasonographic intensities, correlates with anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies in euthyroid Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

 

Subjects with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

Normal controls

P

  Number of subjects

44

44

 

  Gender (female/male)

32/12

32/12

ns

  Age (years)

60.5 ± 2.7

58.7 ± 1.9

ns

  Body mass index (kg/m2)

21.7 ± 0.48

21.4 ± 0.58

ns

  Smoking index

74 ± 59

67 ± 72

ns

  Tg-Ab (U/mI) [<0.4]

8.37 ± 2.55

<0.4

 

  TPO-Ab (U/mI) [<0.3]

15.3 ± 6.13

<0.3

  FT4 (pmol/l) [11.6-21.9]

14.5 ± 0.37

14.6 ± 0.57

ns

  FT3 (pmol/l) [3.54-6.16]

4.17 ± 0.11

3.95 ± 0.15

ns

  TSH (mIU/l) [0.5-5]

2.40 ± 0.33

2.53 ± 0.28

ns

  Thyroglobulin (mg/l) [0.0-30.0]

43.4 ± 20.6

40.6 ± 11.5

ns

  Thyroid volume (mm3)

14687.1 ± 1494.3

15757.2 ± 1984.4

ns

  HI (%)

3.23 ± 0.19

3.59 ± 0.20

ns(0.089)

  1. Data are expressed as the mean ± SE. The differences between two groups were examined using the Mann–Whitney U test for assessment of the medians.
  2. ns: not significant, Systolic BP: systolic blood pressure, Diastolic BP: diastolic blood pressure, Tg-Ab; anti-thyroglobulin antibody, TPO-Ab; antithyroid peroxidase antibody, HI: heterogeneity index.