Table 4.
Change in concentrations of the tested parameters in CG and GDFG after logarithmic transformation.
Statistical Measure | CG (n = 31) | GFDG (n = 31) | ||||||
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First Visit | 3 Months | 6 Months | 12 Months | First Visit | 3 Months | 6 Months | 12 Months | |
anti-TPO (IU/mL) | ||||||||
Mean | 4.73 | 4.66 | 4.87 | 4.77 | 4.91 | 4.77 | 4.81 | 4.75 |
SE | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
p | - | 0.665 | 0.981 | 0.704 | - | 0.010 | 0.581 | 0.302 |
anti-TG (IU/mL) | ||||||||
Mean | 4.80 | 4.67 | 4.65 | 4.73 | 4.71 | 4.62 | 4.60 | 4.48 |
SE | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.25 |
p | - | 0.084 | 0.016 | 0.572 | - | 0.023 | 0.019 | 0.049 |
TSH (µIU/mL) | ||||||||
Mean | 0.68 | 0.47 | 0.78 | 0.50 | 0.94 | 0.40 | 0.55 | 0.24 |
SE | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.19 |
p | - | 0.285 | 0.737 | 0.222 | - | 0.001 | 0.048 | 0.000 |
fT3 (pg/mL) | ||||||||
Mean | 1.07 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 0.99 | 1.01 |
SE | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
p | - | 0.067 | 0.063 | 0.054 | - | 0.784 | 0.065 | 0.209 |
fT4 (ng/dL) | ||||||||
Mean | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.34 |
SE | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
p | - | 0.509 | 0.442 | 0.665 | - | 0.290 | 0.007 | 0.000 |
CG—control group, GFDG—gluten free diet group; SE—standard error; first visit—baseline appointment, 3 months—second visit, 6 months—third visit, 12 months—last visit; in bold font—statistically significant difference.