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Table 4 Follow-up indicators for patients with Graves’ disease with normal liver function and liver dysfunction at different time points after treatment

From: Effect of liver dysfunction on outcome of radioactive iodine therapy for Graves’ disease

Indicator

3 months

6 months

12 months

Normal liver function (n = 277)

Liver dysfunction (n = 212)

Z/t

p value

Normal liver function (n = 249)

Liver dysfunction (n = 184)

Z/t

P

Normal liver function (n = 196)

Liver dysfunction (n = 163)

Z/t

p value

TSH (mIU/l)

1.040 (0.005, 50.270)

16.68 (0.01, 63.90)

 − 2.457

0.014

1.580 (0.035, 17.330)

6.315 (0.183, 26.455)

 − 2.651

0.008

3.125 (0.262, 9.335)

4.65 (1.230, 16.430)

 − 2.242

0.025

FT3 (pmol/l)

3.26 (1.70, 5.78)

2.69 (1.44, 4.80)

1.984

0.047

4.22 (3.38, 5.59)

4.09 (3.23, 5.54)

0.932

0.351

4.27 (3.73, 5.05)

4.14 (3.56, 4.85)

1.117

0.264

FT4 (pmol/l)

9.12 (3.92, 19.37)

6.86 (3.08, 15.09)

1.863

0.062

16.36 (11.46, 21.91)

16.97 (11.69, 21.61)

 − 0.212

0.832

16.68 (12.41, 20.59)

17.46 (14.12, 20.42)

 − 0.796

0.426

TRAb (IU/ml)

38.02 (24.99, 40.00)

40.00 (16.51, 40.00)

 − 0.247

0.805

22.93 (11.42, 40.00)

36.30 (14.13, 40.00)

 − 0.969

0.333

12.19 (3.78, 32.12)

21.83 (11.65, 33.68)

 − 1.700

0.089

TPOAb (IU/ml)

600.0 (347.4, 600.0)

548.6 (261.5, 600.0)

1.902

0.057

562.7 (226.8, 600.0)

510.7 (277.6, 600.0)

0.119

0.905

336.8 (161.4, 596.8)

319.7 (118.9, 511.2)

1.146

0.252

TgAb (IU/l)

414.2 (194.6, 607.6)

402.9 (160.3, 658.5)

0.363

0.716

400.0 (134.3, 691.2)

310.2 (121.8, 541.3)

1.185

0.236

153.3 (26.62, 524.4)

145.75 (44.10, 463.78)

0.021

0.983

Median heart rate (bpm)

73.97 ± 11.73

70.81 ± 12.11

2.405

0.017

76.86 ± 16.29

72.00 ± 7.87

2.250

0.026

75.43 ± 10.22

75.05 ± 16.05

0.110

0.177

  1. Data are expressed as median (lower quartile, upper quartile) unless otherwise indicated
  2. FT3 Free triiodothyronine, FT4 Free thyroxine, TgAb Antithyroglobulin antibody, TPOAb Thyroid peroxidase antibody, TRAb Thyrotropin receptor antibody, TSH Thyroid-stimulating hormone
  3. *Statistically significant (p < 0.05)