Table 2. Comparison of femoral cartilage thickness (mm) between patients with hypothyroidism and healthy controls (mean ± standard deviation).

	Patients (n=40)	Control (n=30)
RLC (mm)	1.83 ± 0.14	1.88 ± 0.08
RIA (mm)	1.89 ± 0.11	1.92 ± 0.09
RMC (mm)	1.79 ± 0.11	1.83 ± 0.08
LLC (mm)	1.86 ± 0.12	1.91 ± 0.08
LIA (mm)	1.88 ± 0.14	1.93 ± 0.10
LMC (mm)	1.77 ± 0.12*	1.83 ± 0.08

RLC: right lateral condyle; RIA: right intercondylar area; RMC: right medial condyle; LLC: left lateral condyle; LIA: left intercondylar area; LMC: left medial condyle. *Significant at p<0.05