Table 2.

Serum thyroid hormone (TSH) levels before and after intervention.

Group	TSH (mIU/mL)			Free T4 (pmol/L)
	Preoperative	Postoperative	p	Preoperative	Postoperative	p
Thyroidectomy (n = 4)	4.316 ± 0.154	4.694 ± 0.195	0.021	10.036 ± 0.876	7.679 ± 0.730	0.021
Sham (n = 4)	3.953 ± 0.357	4.063 ± 0.605	0.965	11.777 ± 4.092	11.486 ± 3.072	0.886
Control (n = 4)	4.373 ± 0.362	4.354 ± 0.393	0.773	11.969 ± 2.980	11.865 ± 2.508	0.773