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Table 1 Characteristics of observed cohort divided by the participants with Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) or without HT (non-HT)

From: Using Hashimoto thyroiditis as gold standard to determine the upper limit value of thyroid stimulating hormone in a Chinese cohort

 

Non HT

HT

P

No

2669

187

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Age (year)

35.90 (9.15)

36.99 (9.25)

0.117

Sex (M/F)

704/1965

14/173

<0.001**

TSH (μIU/l)

1.83 (0.01–26.36)

2.66 (0.01–39.96)

0.001*

Free triiodothyronine (pmol/l)

4.96 (0.68)

4.95 (0.92)

0.92

Free thyroid hormone (pmol/l)

10.58 (1.72)

10.36 (1.92)

0.12

BMI (kg/m2)

23.23 (3.61)

23.33 (3.31)

0.69

WHR

0.81 (0.07)

0.80 (0.06)

0.14

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

114.15 (13.95)

113.66 (13.61)

0.64

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

73.22 (9.39)

72.87 (8.71)

0.60

Alanine aminotransferase (IU/l)

24.26 (17.40)

22.84 (12.04)

0.13

Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/l)

26.53 (9.68)

26.41 (7.73)

0.84

Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/l)

3.80 (1.05)

3.72 (0.99)

0.28

Creatinine (μmol/l)

65.54 (13.99)

60.09 (9.68)

<0.001*

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.64 (0.84)

4.65 (0.83)

0.87

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.10 (0.91)

1.04 (0.73)

0.34

LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

2.89 (0.89)

2.88 (0.74)

0.87

HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.45 (0.39)

1.47 (0.34)

0.45

Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)

5.33 (0.94)

5.24 (0.50)

0.16

Uric acid (mmol/L)

278.90 (74.60)

264.48 (67.47)

0.010

  1. Values are mean(SD) or median (range). Comparison between any two groups by unpaired t-test, Mann-Whitney U test* or Pearson Chi-square test**. Data in bold are statistically significant