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

Table 2 Correlations between the heterogeneity index and other parameters in subjects with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and controls

	Subjects with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis		Normal controls
	r	P	r	P
Age (years)	0.077	ns	0.082	ns
Body mass index	0.253	ns	0.201	ns
Smoking index	0.292	ns	0.201	ns
Systolic BP	0.044	ns	0.153	ns
Diastolic BP	−0.045	ns	0.279	ns
Pulse rate	−0.143	ns	−0.017	ns
Tg-Ab	−0.014	ns
TPO-Ab	0.396	0.034
FT₄	−0.045	ns	0.188	ns
FT₃	−0.239	ns	−0.048	ns
TSH	−0.125	ns	−0.172	ns
Thyroglobulin	−0175	ns	−0.204	ns
Thyroid volume	0.264	ns	0. 175	ns

Data are expressed as the mean ± SE. Simple regression analysis was used.
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.

ISSN: 1756-6614