Table 1.
Some demographic and clinical data observed in the whole group of DTC subjects and in controls.
| DTC subjects | Control subjects | Significance | |
| Age (years) | 57.0 ± 13.7 | 56.5 ± 15.9 | ns |
| Sex (male-to-female ratio) | 4 : 1 | 9 : 1 | ns |
| Mean diagnosis-study interval (years) | 7.0 ± 0.6 | 9.5 ± 1.0 | ns |
| L-T4 dosage (μg/week) | 863 ± 17 | 658 ± 26 | P < 0.0001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.0 ± 0.5 | 25.6 ± 0.4 | ns |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 128 ± 2 | 129 ± 2 | ns |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 82 ± 1 | 80 ± 1 | ns |
| Hypertension | 59 (56%) | 46 (53%) | ns |
| Use of antihypertensive drugs | 53 (50%) | 39 (45%) | ns |
| Diabetes mellitus | 5 (5%) | 7 (8%) | ns |
| Use of antidiabetic drugs | 4 (4%) | 4 (5%) | ns |
| Use of dyslipidemia drugs | 8 (7%) | 6 (7%) | ns |
| Smokers | 30 (28%) | 35 (40%) | ns |
| Current smokers | 13 (12%) | 17 (19%) | - |
| Former smokers | 17 (16%) | 18 (21%) | - |
| History of myocardial infarction | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ns |
| History of stroke | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ns |
Age is shown as mean ± SD, while the other continuous data are shown as mean ± SEM; nominal data are shown as absolute numbers and percentage values.