Table 2.
Serum thyroid hormones and antibodies values in different UIC groups.
| UIC (µg/L) |
TSH (mU/L) |
FT3 (pmol/L) |
FT4 (pmol/L) |
TPOAB (IU/mL) |
TGAB (IU/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <150 | 1.46(0.98,2.07) | 4.45(4.20,4.70) | 14.80 (12.86,16.37) | 14.98(10.32,21.22) | 7.10(5.85,9.52) |
| 150–249 | 1.51(1.11,2.17) | 4.43(4.15,4.72) | 14.62 (13.08,16.10) | 14.97(10.50,20.76) | 6.77(5.64,8.08) |
| 250–499 | 1.40(0.94,1.96) | 4.55(4.19,4.91) | 14.53 (12.98,16.58) | 14.89(10.49,19.73) | 7.00(5.87,8.36) |
| ≥500 | 1.46(1.17,1.70) | 4.41(4.15,4.71) | 13.88 (13.08,17.28) | 15.11(10.88,21.67) | 7.31(5.97,7.98) |
| P value | 0.495 | 0.442 | 0.995 | 0.938 | 0.371 |
Data are reported as median (IQR). Significance between subgroups using Kruskal-Wallis H-test, P value significance set at P < 0.05.