Table 1 Characteristics of the study groups and the controls

Age (yr)

43 (17)

38 (18)

35.5 (15)

ns

BMI (kg/m²)

22.8 (3.6)

22.6 (4)

21.8 (5.40)

ns

TSH (mU/L)

1.64 (2.08)

2.07 (3.14)

1.54 (1.5)

ns

FT4 (pmol/L)

14.7 (2.27)^a

17.13 (5.11)^b

15.52 (2.23)^a,b

p = 0.0019

TPOAbs (IU/mL)

242 (290)^b

300 (391)^b

9 (5.5)^a

p < 0.0001

Hcy (μmol)

11 (4.2)^a,b

10.8 (6.9)^a

13.35 (6.34)^b

p = 0.0179

[Mean ± SD]

[10.33 ± 3.36]^a,b

[9.84 ± 4.24]^a

[12.97 ± 6.71]^b

TC (mg/dl)

207 (64)

205 (60)

196 (51)

ns

LDL (mg/dl)

118.5 (50.6)

121 (45.6)

110.9 (37.4)

ns

HDL (mg/dl)

57 (30)

67 (16)

65 (15.5)

ns

TAG (mg/dl)

75 (38)

83 (47)

82 (46)

ns