Table 3.

SF-36 scale scores.

	Baseline (n = 59)	On LT4 (n = 49)		On LT3 (n = 48)		LT4 vs. LT3 (n = 47)
	Score	Change from baseline	P value	Change from baseline	P value	Change from LT4 to LT3	P value
Physical functioning	83 ± 14	1 ± 11	0.379	4 ± 12	0.018	3 ± 12	0.121
Role-physical	36 ± 35	4 ± 35	0.415	19 ± 40	0.002	13 ± 32	0.08
Bodily pain	59 ± 23	3 ± 22	0.394	6 ± 23	0.067	3 ± 21	0.305
General health	48 ± 20	4 ± 16	0.098	6 ± 16	0.011	2 ± 16	0.525
Vitality	27 ± 14	3 ± 16	0.257	14 ± 22	<0.001	11 ± 21	0.001
Social functioning	58 ± 21	1 ± 25	0.726	14 ± 29	0.002	11 ± 24	0.004
Role-emotional	53 ± 42	7 ± 39	0.182	20 ± 44	0.003	11 ± 37	0.058
Mental health	64 ± 16	-2 ± 15	0.439	7 ± 15	0.003	8 ± 14	<0.001

Data are presented as mean ± SD. Each scale in SF-36 is scored between 0-100, where higher scores indicating better QoL.