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Serum levels of f-T3, f-T4, and TSH observed in the whole group of DTC subjects and in controls. |
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| DTC subjects |
Control subjects |
Significance |
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| f-T3 (pmol/L) |
4.4 ± 0.1 |
4.2 ± 0.1 |
P = 0.02 |
| Median |
4.5 |
4.1 |
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| 25th percentile |
3.8 |
3.8 |
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| 75th percentile |
5.1 |
4.7 |
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| f-T4 (pmol/L) |
20.1 ± 0.5 |
17.1. ± 0.5 |
P < 0.0001 |
| Median |
20.5 |
17.1 |
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| 25th percentile |
18.1 |
14.5 |
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| 75th percentile |
22.8 |
18.8 |
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| TSH (mIU/L) |
1.95 ± 0.86 |
2.94 ± 0.59 |
P < 0.0001 |
| Median |
0.16 |
1.30 |
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| 25th percentile |
0.05 |
0.75 |
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| 75th percentile |
0.60 |
2.47 |
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Data are reported as mean ± SEM and also as median, 25th percentile and 75th percentile. | |||
Giusti et al. Thyroid Research 2008 1:2 doi:10.1186/1756-6614-1-2 |
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