Table 2.
Comparison of thyroid indicators between the two groups
| Thyroid indicators | Experimental group (n = 57) |
Control group (n = 60) |
p Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 24 weeks | P | Baseline | 24 weeks | p Value | ||
| TSH (mIU/L) | 6.23 (5.30, 7.92) | 4.07 (2.56, 5.12) | <0.001 | 6.72 (5.78, 7.63) | 5.23 (3.26, 7.14) | <0.001 | 0.008 |
| FT3 (pg/mL) | 2.64 (2.31, 3.02) | 2.99 (2.73, 3.81) | <0.001 | 2.47 (2.12, 3.13) | 2.80 (2.51, 3.04) | 0.039 | 0.014 |
| FT4 (ng/dL) | 1.20 (1.06, 1.34) | 1.20 (1.09, 1.37) | 0.404 | 1.13 (1.00, 1.30) | 1.19 (1.02, 1.28) | 0.845 | 0.163 |
| TT3 (ng/mL) | 0.92 (0.75, 1.12) | 1.00 (0.91, 1.25) | 0.005 | 0.85 (0.72, 1.03) | 0.92 (0.82, 1.15) | 0.010 | 0.093 |
| TT4 (μg/dL) | 7.90 (6.43, 8.68) | 8.20 (7.30, 9.10) | 0.109 | 6.80 (5.20,7.95) | 7.35 (6.53, 8.58) | 0.106 | 0.024 |
| Grouping of TSH level (n [%]) | |||||||
| 24-week TSH < 4.78 (mIU/L) | 34 (73.9%) | 22 (45.8%) | 0.006 | ||||
| Risk ratio (95% CI) | – | 1.613 (1.134, 2.294) | – | ||||
| 24-week TSH > 10 mIU/L | 0 | 1 (2.1%) | 0.325 | ||||
TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; FT3, free triiodothyronine; FT4, free thyroxine; TT3, triiodothyronine; TT4, thyroxine.