Table 3.

Laboratory results of patients with DTD (N = 17)

Laboratory results	N	Normal range	Mean value (range)a
FT3, pmol/L		3.1–6.8	5.63 ± 3.53 (3.65–19.07)
Normal	16 (94.1)		4.79 ± 0.74 (3.65–6.39)
Increase	1 (5.9)		/
Decrease	0 (0.0)		/
FT4, pmol/L		12–22	19.59 ± 12.14 (6.09–61.29)
Normal	12 (70.6)		16.60 ± 2.40 (13.84–21.44)
Increase	3 (17.6)		38.97 ± 20.04 (22.50–61.29)
Decrease	2 (11.8)		8.48 ± 11.38 (6.09–10.86)
TSH, µIU/mL		0.27–4.2	4.39 ± 8.56 (0.01–36.31)
Normal	10 (58.9)		2.35 ± 1.07 (0.63–3.96)
Increase	3 (17.6)		17.01 ± 16.85 (5.25–36.31)
Decrease	4 (23.5)		0.05 ± 0.07 (0.01–0.15)
TPO Ab (+), IU/mL	12 (70.6)	0–34	229.96 ± 295.57 (5–856)
Tg Ab (+), IU/mL	12 (70.6)	0–115	619.89 ± 866.92 (18.28–2905)
TR Ab (+), U/L	2 (11.8)	0–1.75	8.44 ± 5.49 (4.56–12.32)

The data in parentheses are percentages

FT3 Free triiodothyronine, FT4 Free thyroxine, TSH Thyrotropin, TPO AbThyroid peroxidase antibody, Tg Ab Thyroglobulin antibody, TR Ab TSH receptor antibody

^aThe data are expressed as means ± standard deviation, with ranges in parentheses