Table 2.
Means ± SEM of measurements for patients with and without EOM volume enlargement. Where the measurement was not performed on all patients, the number of patients is shown in square brackets. P values calculated using 2-sample t-test.
| Enlarged EOM | Normal EOM | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| volume (n = 31) | volume (n = 8) | ||
| Age (yrs) | 44 ± 2.1 | 40.5 ± 4.1 | 0.5 |
| 99mTechnetium uptake (%) | 13.51 ± 1.7, (n = 28) | 8.55 ± 1.6, (n = 6) | 0.045 |
| TSH (mIU/L) | 0.020 ± 0.005 | 0.007 ± 0.002 | 0.012 |
| Free-T4 (pmol/L) | 52.9 ± 3.3 | 41.2 ± 1.7 | 0.003 |
| Free-T3 (pmol/L) | 22.8 ± 1.9, (n = 29) | 18.3 ± 1.3 | 0.062 |
| CAS | 2.97 ± 0.53 | 3.25 ± 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Proptosis (mm) | 17.46 ± 0.46 | 16.00 ± 0.71 | 0.097 |