Table 3.
Relationship between Se levels and thyroid function in DS children with AITD.
| Variable | Thyroid dysfunction (n = 38) |
Euthyroid (n = 11) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypothyroidism (n = 32) |
Hyperthyroidism (n = 5) |
|||
|
SePP level
(ng/mL; median [min–max]) |
24.814 (6.720–221.660) |
30.955 (14.270–58.010) |
69.473 (8.160–228.76) |
0.049 M* |
|
GPx3 level
(ng/mL; median [min–max]) |
1.465 (0.241–34.639) |
1.374 (0.543–2.398) |
5.771 (0.115–36.969) |
0.252 M |
M, Mann–Whitney test; *p<0.05.
Bold values are the results of p-value calculations which show significant results with p <0.05.