Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics
Hypothyroidism | Hyperthyroidism | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
Number of subjects | 15 | 12 | |
Age (yr) | 7.9 ± 2.6 | 8.0 ± 2.2 | 0.90 |
Bone age (yr) | 6.8 ± 2.2 | 9.5 ± 1.9 | 0.002 |
Gender (% female) | 93% | 75% | 0.29 |
Height SDS | −0.61 ± 1.09 | 1.58 ± 0.84 | <0.0001 |
Height velocity (cm/yr) | 3.5 ± 2.0 | 10.0 ± 3.2 | <0.0001 |
TSH (mU/L) | 107 (31.3,150)* | 0.03 (0.02, 0.03)* | 0.0002 |
T3 (nmol/L) | 1.61 ± 0.83 | 9.1 ± 3.61 | <0.0001 |
T4 (nmol/L) | 38.6 ± 29.6 | 248.4 ± 63.1 | <0.0001 |
CNP (pmol/L) | 1.1 (0.9,1.6)* | 1.8 (1.7, 2.2)* | 0.02 |
CNP SDS | −1.08 (−1.48-0.10)* | 0.65 (0.15,1.31)* | 0.02 |
NTproCNP (pmol/L) | 35.3 (29.2,48.1)* | 58.1 (37.8, 76.7)* | 0.02 |
NTproCNP SDS | 0.03 (−0.67, 0.90)* | 2.28 (1.21,3.51)* | 0.03 |
NTproCNP:CNP | 32.2 ± 8.6 | 31.3 ± 8.7 | 0.81 |
BSAP (mcg/L) | 59.6 ± 29.3 | 102.9 ± 21.3 | 0.0003 |
IGF-I (nmol/L) | 16.6 ± 6.0 | 18.2 ± 7.0 | 0.54 |
Note: Numbers are mean ± SD, except those marked with an asterix, which are median with interquartile range. Significant values in are in bold.