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Some demographic and clinical data observed in the whole group of DTC subjects and in controls. |
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| DTC subjects |
Control subjects |
Significance |
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| Age (years) |
57.0 ± 13.7 |
56.5 ± 15.9 |
ns |
| Sex (male-to-female ratio) |
4 : 1 |
9 : 1 |
ns |
| Mean diagnosis-study interval (years) |
7.0 ± 0.6 |
9.5 ± 1.0 |
ns |
| L-T4 dosage (μg/week) |
863 ± 17 |
658 ± 26 |
P < 0.0001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
27.0 ± 0.5 |
25.6 ± 0.4 |
ns |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
128 ± 2 |
129 ± 2 |
ns |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
82 ± 1 |
80 ± 1 |
ns |
| Hypertension |
59 (56%) |
46 (53%) |
ns |
| Use of antihypertensive drugs |
53 (50%) |
39 (45%) |
ns |
| Diabetes mellitus |
5 (5%) |
7 (8%) |
ns |
| Use of antidiabetic drugs |
4 (4%) |
4 (5%) |
ns |
| Use of dyslipidemia drugs |
8 (7%) |
6 (7%) |
ns |
| Smokers |
30 (28%) |
35 (40%) |
ns |
| Current smokers |
13 (12%) |
17 (19%) |
- |
| Former smokers |
17 (16%) |
18 (21%) |
- |
| History of myocardial infarction |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
ns |
| History of stroke |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
ns |
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Age is shown as mean ± SD, while the other continuous data are shown as mean ± SEM; nominal data are shown as absolute numbers and percentage values. | |||
Giusti et al. Thyroid Research 2008 1:2 doi:10.1186/1756-6614-1-2 |
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