Table 1.
Hormonal status in the whole study groups (values are expressed in mean ±SD)
| CASES (n=160) | CONTROLS (n=80) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Euthyroid (n=139) | Hyperthyroid (n=8) | Hypothyroid (n=13) | Euthyroid (n=69) | Hyperthyroid (n=7) | Hypothyroid (n=4) | |
| TSH ( mIU/L ) | 3.3±1.2** | 0.16±0.06 | 27.8±9.16*** | 1.4±0.8 | 0.15±0.1 | 7.5±2.1 |
| FT4 ( pmol/L ) | 18.6±3.4 | 31.7±10.9*** | 7.6±2.2** | 17.1±3.1 | 17.5±4.8 | 15.8±2.4 |
| FT3 ( pmol/L ) | 4.6±1.3 | 8.5±1.4*** | 1.9±0.7 | 4.6±1.1 | 5.2±1.6 | 3.7±0.8 |
| LH ( mIU/ml ) | 5.8±2.9 | 12.9±4.1*** | 5.6±2.3 | 5.9±2.1 | 5.0±2.2 | 6.5±2.5 |
| FSH ( mIU/ml ) | 6.2±2.1 | 10.0±5.2* | 7.2±3.9 | 5.9±2.1 | 6.4±2.1 | 4.5±1.3 |
| Prolactin ( ng/ml ) | 40.1±18.9*** | 18.5±8.7** | 84.6±27.9 | 17.8±6.9 | 9.4±2.4 | 38.2±12.6 |
*
P<0.5
**
p<0.01
***
p<0.001 in comparing the distributions (Mann-Whitney test) to the respective group in controls.