Table 2A.
Weight and Body Mass Index Changes by Primary Clinical Group
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Weight 1 (kg) |
Weight 2 (kg) |
Change in weight (kg) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical groups | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Median | Min | Max |
| Thyroidectomy | 75.6 | 15.0 | 78.7 | 15.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | −7.8 | 9.6 |
| Hypothyroid | 75.8 | 13.5 | 78.0 | 13.8 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.0 | −8.0 | 12 |
| p-value: 0.004 (Wilcoxon two-sample test) | |||||||||
| |
BMI 1 (kg/m2) |
BMI 2 (kg/m2) |
Change in BMI (kg/m2) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Median | Min | Max | |
| Thyroidectomy | 27.0 | 4.4 | 28.1 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | −3.1 | 3.6 |
| Hypothyroid | 27.1 | 4.3 | 27.9 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.78 | −2.9 | 4.3 |
| p-value: 0.007 (Wilcoxon two-sample test) | |||||||||
BMI, body mass index.