Table 2 Thyroid function and autoantibodies

Mean value

TSH (µIU/ml)

2.21 ± 0.4

2.14 ± 0.11

fT3 (pg/ml)

2.49 ± 0.02

2.42 ± 0.30*

fT4 (ng/dl)

1.14 ± 0.01

1.25 ± 0.21**

fT3/fT4 ratio

2.23 ± 0.03

2.00 ± 0.03**

Thyroid dysfunction

number

(%)

number

(%)

any

32

14.2

28

14

overt hyper

2

0.9

4

2.0

subclinical hyper

13

5.8

9

4.5

overt hypo

3

1.3

2

1.0

subclinical hypo

13

5.8

13

6.5

Thyroid autoantibodies

number

(%)

number

(%)

any

40

17.8

34

17

TgAb

30

13.3

32

16.0

TPOAb

18

8.0

14

7.0

TRAb

5

2.2

2

1.0