Table 1.

Serum T₃ and T₄ concentrations in offspring of the fetal hypothyroid (FH) and control groups at birth and adulthood, and their mothers, at the time of delivery

	Mothers		Offspring
	At the time of delivery		At the time of birth		Adulthood
					Male		Female
	Control	Hypothyroid	Control	FH	Control	FH	Control	FH
Triiodothyronine (ng/dL)	93.4 ± 3.8	51.7 ± 4.9*	83.0 ± 7.8	39.5 ± 4.3*	95.7 ± 4.3	87.7 ± 5.3	86.8 ± 4.2	84.8 ± 5.6
Thyroxine (µg/dL)	2.4 ± 0.2	0.52 ± 0.04*	0.73 ± 0.06	0.37 ± 0.04*	3.8 ± 0.10	3.4 ± 0.20	3.5 ± 0.10	3.2 ± 0.10

Value sera mean ± SEM

n = 12 in each group

FH fetal hypothyroid

* p < 0.001 compared to control group