Table 1 General characteristics and thyroid function of the subjects in 3 groups at 7:00 am
From: Effects of calorie intake and sampling time on thyroid stimulating hormone concentration
Diet intake group | Glucose intake group | Fasting group | P -value (among 3 groups) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 48 | 48 | 50 | |
Sex (M/F) | 25/23 | 20/28 | 25/25 | 0.557 |
Age (Years) | 60.0 (51.0, 65.0) (29,76) | 59.0 (50.0, 64.3) (29,72) | 59.0 (49.8, 63.5) (28,79) | 0.914 |
ALT (IU/L) | 18.5 (14.0, 31.3) | 23.0 (16.0, 27.0) | 19.0 (14.0, 26.8) | 0.968 |
AST (IU/L) | 19.0 (15.0, 32.3) | 20.0 (16.0, 23.5) | 21.0 (17.0, 23.8) | 0.857 |
Serum creatinine (μmol/L) | 74.8 (61.9, 81.6) | 81 (71, 89.6) | 80.4 (64.7, 88.8) | 0.169 |
TSH7am (mU/L) | 2.3 (1.4, 2.9) | 2.2 (1.5, 3.1) | 1.9 (1.3, 3.0) | 0.644 |
FT4 7am (pmol/L) | 16.8 ± 2.0 | 16.2 ± 2.0 | 15.8 ± 2.1** | 0.01 |