Table 1.
Demographic and hormonal data at inclusion
| ST group | Range | PT group | Range | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients, n | 19 | 19 | |||
| Age, years | 35 | 19–49 | 44 | 23–55 | 0.003 |
| Sex, F/M | 15/4 | 16/3 | n.s. | ||
| Smokers | 7 (37%) | 5 (26%) | n.s. | ||
| TSH, mIU/l | 0.01 | 0.1 – 0.2 | 0.01 | 0.1 – 0.2 | n.s. |
| FT4, pmol/l | 42.0 | 24–84 | 37.0 | 15–105 | n.s. |
| FT3, pmol/l | 18.0 | 8.6–30 | 14.5 | 6.1–30 | n.s. |
| TRAb, mIU/l | 7.4 | 1–29.8 | 4.8 | 1.3–40 | n.s. |
| TRAb, negative | 1 | 1 | n.s. | ||
| TPO Ab, kIU/l | 79.5 | 10–1,385 | 198.5 | 10–3,740 | n.s. |
| TPO, negative | 4 | 5 | n.s. | ||
| SePP, ng/ml | 46.5 | 42–86 | 49.5 | 34–13 | n.s. |
Medians and ranges are presented for age, hormones, auto-antibodies and SePP. All other values represent numbers (%), unless otherwise stated. n.s. = Not significant.