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. 2012 May 9;8(2):263–269. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2012.28222

Table II.

Comparison of thyroid tests and ultrasonographic findings in HT and non-HT patients for two successive visits

Parameter	Hashimoto (+)			Hashimoto (–)
Parameter	1^st visit	2^nd visit	Value of p	1^st visit	2^nd visit	Value of p^*
TSH [mIU/ml]	5.93 ±5.81	8.58 ±7.57	0.835	1.72 ±1.07	2.00 ±1.47	0.042^*
sT4 [pmol/l]	15.66 ±4.01	14.73 ±5.34	0.122	16.38 ±3.72	14.65 ±3.61	0.001^*
sT3 [pmol/l]	3.85 ±1.22	3.94 ±2.11	0.641	3.78 ±1.10	3.62 ±0.93	0.394
Anti-TG	159.53 ±151.17	214.95 ±207.29	0.491	13.67 ±6.61	15.7 ±7.97	0.412
Anti-TPO	125.14 ±112.17	174.53 ±157.54	0.761	12.26 ±7.52	13.62 ±11.07	0.736
Remaining lobe volume^**	9.15 ±7.94	8.78 ±7.94	0.554	10.69 ±8.62	10.17 ±7.71	0.811
Number of nodules	0.65 ±0.83	0.65 ±0.92	0.776	1.02 ±1.01	1.3 ±1.27	0.005^*
Nodule 1 volume	9.8 ±2.7	10.5 ±2.6	0.494	9.0 ±3.7	9.6 ±3.8	0.135
Nodule 2 volume	3.7 ±2.2	4.2 ±2.8	0.515	2.0 ±1.5	2.2 ±1.8	0.209
Nodule 3 volume	2.9 ±1.2	2.8 ±2.0	0.109	3.7 ±1.7	3.9 ±1.4	0.136
Nodule 4 volume^**	2.1 ±1.0	2.0 ±1.0	0.981	2.03 ±2.0	2.52 ±1.9	0.043^*

^*

p < 0.05

^**

Nodule volumes are calculated in millilitres (ml)