Table 2. The basic characteristics of the samples from normal controls (n=10), patients with inactive TAO (n=15), and patients with active TAO (n=7) during the flowcytometry analysis.

	Normal controls	Active TAO	Inactive TAO
Age (years)
Mean	42.40	54.43	35.53
Range	31-58	36-78	19-57
Sex (no.)
Male	6	4	5
Female	4	3	10
Biochemical characteristics
FT3 (pmol/L)	-	5.27+2.00	4.90+1.46
FT4 (pmol/L)	-	16.50+7.26	14.12+6.04
TSH (IU/L)	-	1.83+2.59	3.25+8.10