Table 1.

Descriptive data obtained from 60 dogs with (hypothyroid T0) and without (control g) hypothyroidism

Variable	Hypothyroid T0	Control group	P value
Number of dogs	40	20	NA
Sex (male/female)	19/21	7/13	.42
Age (y)	5.1 (3–10)	5.4 (2–14)	.13
Body weight (kg)	28 ± 13	26 ± 8	.60
TT4 (μg/dL)	0.5 (0.5–0.7)	1.3 (1‐2.3)	<.001
cTSH (ng/mL)	0.78 (0.06‐11.9)	0.13 (0.03‐0.48)	<.001

Note: Normally and nonnormally distributed data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation and median and range (minimum–maximum), respectively.

Abbreviations: cTSH, canine thyrotrophin hormone; TT4, serum total thyroxine.