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Table 1 Mean (±SEM) values of clinical/laboratory parameters in patients with TSH < 2.5 mIU/l and in patients with TSH ≥ 2.5 mIU/l. Statistical evaluation was performed by an unpaired Student’s t-test

From: High normal TSH is associated with lower mannan-binding lectin in women of childbearing age

Clinical/laboratory parameters

TSH < 2.5 mIU/l

n = 70

TSH ≥ 2.5 mIU/l

n = 25

p

Age [years]

30.95 ± 1.01

28.36 ± 1.43

0.175

Body mass [kg]

71.64 ± 2.20

74.13 ± 4.47

0.586

Height [m]

1.66 ± 0.006

1.64 ± 0.013

0.107

BMI [kg/m2]

25.85 ± 0.78

27.42 ± 1.42

0.327

Waist circumference [cm]

82.04 ± 1.83

85.04 ± 3.66

0.429

Hip circumference [cm]

103.26 ± 1.51

104.76 ± 2.87

0.625

WHR

0.79 ± 0.008

0.81 ± 0.02

0.365

FT4 [ng/dl]

1.23 ± 0.02

1.22 ± 0.03

0.765

FT3 [pg/ml]

2.91 ± 0.06

3.09 + ±0.07

0.101

TPOAb [IU/ml]

86.02 ± 18.74

31.27 ± 14.58

0.097

TgAb [IU/ml]

82.16 ± 16.81

77.91 ± 29.56

0.898

TSHRAb [IU/l]

0.45 ± 0.035

0.37 ± 0.03

0.185

Cholesterol [mg/dl]

176.96 ± 3.85

179.36 ± 6.28

0.748

HDLC [mg/dl]

57.06 ± 1.62

53.84 ± 2.90

0.319

LDLC [mg/dl]

96.41 ± 3.21

101.84 ± 5.79

0.398

HDLC/Cholesterol

0.33 ± 0.01

0.31 ± 0.02

0.281

TGs [mg/dl]

112.03 ± 7.98

113.40 ± 15.63

0.933

Glucose [mg/dl]

83.01 ± 0.83

84.20 ± 1.54

0.479

CRP [mg/dl]

0.76 ± 0.05

0.96 ± 0.16

0.093

Iron [μg/dl]

114.07 ± 4.82

102.76 ± 8.37

0.237

Lipid peroxidation

[MDA + 4-HDA (nmol/ml)]

2.53 ± 0.09

2.96 ± 0.16

0.020

MBL [ng/ml]

1240.26 ± 63.95

984.93 ± 85.18

0.034