Table 3

Several metabolic and inflammatory parameters observed in the whole group of DTC subjects and in controls.


DTC subjects
Control subjects
Significance

Glucose (mmol/L)
4.7 ± 0.1
4.9 ± 0.1
ns
Insulin (mU/L)
8.5 ± 0.5
7.7 ± 0.6
P = 0.05
HOMA-IR [(mU × mmol)/22.5]
1.85 ± 0.13
1.74 ± 0.17
ns
HbA1c (%)
5.7 ± 0.1
5.7 ± 0.1
ns
Cholesterol (mmol/L)
5.36 ± 0.10
5.51 ± 0.11
ns
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)
1.71 ± 0.04
2.04 ± 0.09
P = 0.01
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)
3.11 ± 0.09
2.93 ± 0.11
ns
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
1.26 ± 0.06
1.21 ± 0.07
ns
CRP (mg/l)
4.4 ± 0.4
4.2 ± 0.3
ns
Fibrinogen (g/L)
355 ± 6
363 ± 10
ns

Data are reported as mean ± SEM.

Giusti et al. Thyroid Research 2008 1:2   doi:10.1186/1756-6614-1-2