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Table 1 Sex ratio and median values of quantitative parameters (age, age at diabetes and thyroid disease onset, BMI, insulin-free period)

From: Thyroid disease in insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study

 

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Total

Statistical significance

Sex - male/female

8/38

5/4

61/72

74/114

p < 0.01

Age [yrs]

61.5

54.0

60.0

61.0

ns

Age at diabetesonset

53.0

60.0

49.0

50.5

p < 0.01

Age at thyroid disease onset

43.0

60.0

62.0

60.0

p < 0.001

BMI [kg/m2]

28.7

28.1

30.6

30.3

ns

Insulin-free period [yrs]

2.5

0.0

8.0

7.0

p < 0.001

  1. Group definition: Thyroid disease diagnosed prior to (group 1), within the same year (group 2) or after (group 3) diabetes onset.
  2. BMI: Body Mass Index.