Table 1. The morphometric parameters of the thyroid gland between the study and control groups.

	Hashimoto thyroiditis (n=40)	Control group (n=46)	P value
Anteroposterior length
Right	14.40±1.76	13.47±1.97	0.06
Left	13.70±1.55	13.06±1.80	0.06
Transverse length
Right	16.10±2.32	16.02±2.97	0.70
Left	15.57±2.31	15.32±2.50	0.51
Longitudinal length
Right	43.67±5.49	42.47±4.92	0.36
Left	41.72±5.56	40.21±3.84	0.29
Isthmus thickness	2.85±1.12	2.47±0.98	0.06
Volume
Right	5.00±1.78	4.60±1.95	0.33
Left	4.38±1.51	3.97±1.40	0.10
Total	9.93±3.24	8.57±3.08	0.21