Table 1 Differences in metabolic characteristics of controls versus cases

N

52

42

Age (years)

36.1 ± 8.1

35.5 ± 10.1

0.75

Gender (M/F)

6/46

3/39

Body Mass Index (kg/m²)

27.8 ± 3.9

32.3 ± 6.8

<0.001

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.2 ± 0.26

1.9 ± 0.46

0.001

Total Cholesterol (mmol/l)

5.1 ± 0.80

5.2 ± 1.0

0.56

LDL-Cholesterol (mmol/l)

3.9 ± 0.88

3.9 ± 0.87

0.99

HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/l)

0.90 ± 0.37

0.88 ± 0.30

0.78

Iodine (μg/l)

119.5 ± 35.9

97.6 ± 38.5

0.009

TSH (mIU/l)#

2.4 (1.6, 3.3)

3.7 (1.5, 7.6)

0.04

FT3 (pmol/l)

6.0 ± 1.3

4.8 ± 1.2

<0.001

FT4 (pmol/l)

17.2 ± 1.3

17.5 ± 1.2

0.80

TPOAb (U/ml) #

17.7 (14.1, 25.0)

164.9 (15.8, 582.9)

0.001

PTH (pg/ml)

5.3 ± 1.5

8.0 ± 1.2

0.15

Albumin (g/l)

33.8 ± 5.4

36.5 ± 6.8

0.03

Corrected Ca (mmol/l)

2.4 ± 0.23

2.1 ± 0.18

< 0.001

Ca (mmol/l)

2.5 ± 0.19

2.1 ± 0.45

0.002

25 (OH) Vitamin D (nmol/l)

18.3 ± 1.5

37.3 ± 1.9

< 0.001