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Table 1 Comparison between serum T3, T4, TSH, IL-6 and IL-10 levels in the 60 non-thyroidal illness patients and their 20 control subjects.

From: Relating circulating thyroid hormone concentrations to serum interleukins-6 and -10 in association with non-thyroidal illnesses including chronic renal insufficiency

Tested Parameters

Non-thyroidal Illness (n = 60)

Healthy Controls (n = 20)

Significance Level (p Value)

T3 (n mol/L)

0.936 ± 0.47

1.343 ± 0.45

0.001

T4 (n mol/L)

74.90 ± 28.41

108.30 ± 14.50

<0.0001

TSH (μIU/L)

1.078 ± 0.52

1.921 ± 0.93

<0.001

IL-6 (ng/L)

105.18 ± 72.01

3.34 ± 1018

<0.0001

IL-10 (ng/L)

74.33 ± 52.99

2.64 ± 0.92

<0.00001

  1. Out of the investigated 60 patients, four showed a TSH serum level that was below the sensitivity of the used assay (0.06 μIU/L). These patients were assumed to have a TSH concentration of (0.06 μIU/L) in order to calculate the mean TSH value.
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BMC Endocrine Disorders

ISSN: 1472-6823

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