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. 2019 Jan 16;2019:2762978. doi: 10.1155/2019/2762978

Table 4.

Comparison of the serum TSH, FT4, and FT3 between degrees of exposure to environmental temperature in summer and winter seasons.

Parameters Outdoor stay hour
Slight Good
TSH (mIU/l)
 Summer 3.02 ± 2.01 2.72 ± 1.81 0.385
 Winter 2.86 ± 1.91 2.52 ± 1.41 0.275

FT4 (ng/dl)
 Summer 1.23 ± 0.15 1.22 ± 0.15 0.858
 Winter 1.19 ± 0.16 1.21 ± 0.15 0.491

FT3 (pg/ml)
 Summer 3.18 ± 0.42 3.30 ± 0.46 0.191
 Winter 3.30 ± 0.34 3.49 ± 0.45 0.023

FT3/FT4 ratio
 Summer 2.64 ± 0.442 2.76 ± 0.45 0.196
 Winter 2.84 ± 0.44 2.94 ± 0.35 0.275

The parameters are expressed as the mean ± SD, and the means are compared using a Paired sample t-test.