Table 1.

Characteristics of HT, SAT, and Control Groups.

	Hashimoto thyroiditis	Subacute thyroiditis	Control group
	(n = 30)	(n = 15)	(n = 20)
Age (Yrs)	28.85 ± 8.83a	31.75 ± 10.40a	31.82 ± 9.39a
Gender (F/M)	28/2b	14/1b	17/3b
TSH (mIU/L)	34.25 ± 26.28cΨ	0.03 ± 0.02d	2.17 ± 1.05
TT3 (ng/ml)	0.48 ± 0.25cΨ	2.20 ± 0.36c	1.09 ± 0.25
TT4 (μg/dl )	2.24 ± 1.53cΨ	13.43 ± 0.35c	8.38 ± 1.65
ESR (mm/h)	22.62 ± 8.41dΨ	61.82 ± 9.75c	18.77 ± 6.44

Data are reported as Mean ± SD

*P value <.05 is considered to be statistically significant

^a P = .456; NS (not significant)

^b P = .563; NS

^c P < .001; ^d P > .05; compared with control values

^Ψ P < .001; compared with SAT values.