Table 2.
Pre- and post-surgical biochemical data according to the two subgroups: “stable FT3” and “reduced FT3”.
| Pre-Surgical | Post-Surgical | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Stable FT3” | TSH (mUI/L) | 0.6 | ||
| Mean ± SD | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 0.6 ± 0.3 | ||
| Range | 0.4–1.6 | 0.4–1.2 | ||
| Median | 0.7 | 0.6 | ||
| FT3 pg/mL | 0.4 | |||
| Mean ± SD | 3.3 ± 0.3 | 3.2 ± 0.3 | ||
| Range | 2.9–3.9 | 2.7–3.6 | ||
| Median | 3.3 | 3.2 | ||
| FT4 pg/mL | 0.06 | |||
| Mean ± SD | 8.9 ± 1.1 | 10.6 ± 1.3 | ||
| Range | 7.3–10.7 | 8.5–12.3 | ||
| Median | 8.6 | 10.4 | ||
| “Reduced FT3” | TSH (mUI/L) | 0.4 | ||
| Mean ± SD | 0.9 ± 0.4 | 1 ± 0.5 | ||
| Range | 0.3–1.4 | 0.4–1.7 | ||
| Median | 0.8 | 0.98 | ||
| FT3 pg/mL | <0.001 | |||
| Mean ± SD | 3.7 ± 0.2 | 2.8 ± 0.1 | ||
| Range | 3.4–4.2 | 2.6–3.2 | ||
| Median | 3.7 | 2.9 | ||
| FT4 pg/mL | 0.9 | |||
| Mean ± SD | 11.1 ± 3.3 | 11.2 ± 1.6 | ||
| Range | 7.7–17.7 | 8.3–13.6 | ||
| Median | 9.8 | 11.6 |