FIGURE 1.
Serum IL‐38 concentrations, CRP concentrations, and the WBC count in AITD. (A) IL‐38 mean concentration in the HC group was 88.7 ± 55.5 pg/ml, those in the HT group was 51.0 ± 26.6 g/ml, and those in the GD group was 46.9 ± 21.9 pg/ml. (B) CRP mean concentrations in the HC group was 0.8 ± 0.5 mg/L, those in the HT group was 0.6 ± 0.3 mg/L, and those in the GD group were 1.3 ± 2.3 mg/L. (C)The mean WBC count in the HC group was (5.9 ± 1.3) × 109/L; that in the HT group was (5.6 ± 1.2) × 109/L, and that in the GD group was (5.6 ± 1.9) × 109/L. HC, healthy control; HT, Hashimoto's thyroiditis; GD, Graves’ disease; CRP, C‐reactive protein; WBC, white blood cell