Subjects with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis | Normal controls | P | |
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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) |