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Table 1 Gordon setters and English setters in the DLA study
| Cases | Controls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS (n = 68) | ES (n = 83) | GS (n = 93) | ES (n = 53) | |
| Sex and age | ||||
| Male | 22 | 42 | 57 | 33 |
| Female | 46 | 41 | 36 | 20 |
| Age (y): mean (95 % CI) | 6.4 (5.6-7.2) | 7.7 (7.2-8.2) | 9.3 (9.0-9.7) | 8.8 (8.3-9.3) |
| Range age, years | 1.8-12.9 | 2.7-15 | 8-14.4 | 8-16 |
| Analysis blood samples | ||||
| TSH ug/L: median (range) | 3.01 (0.46-12.0) | 2.24 (0.46-12.0) | 0.14 (0.03-0.45) | 0.23 (0.04-0.45) |
| TT4 nmol/L: | 7.5 (4.0-77.0) | 6.0 (4.0-44.0) | 28.0 (16.0-53.0) | 24.0 (16.0-45) |
| median (range) | ||||
| FT4 pmol/L: | 9.0 (4.0-65.0) | 7.0 (4.0-77.0) | 14.0 (7.0-69.0) | 14.0 (7.0-47.0) |
| median (range) | ||||
| Cholesterol mmol/L: | 9.1 (2.6-20.8) | 11.7 (3.4-23.1) | 6.1 (3.6-11.0) | 5.8 (3.8-11.0) |
| median (range) | ||||
| TgAA positive (n) | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| TgAA negative (n) | 2 | 8 | 59 | 45 |
| TgAA inconclusive (n) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Diagnosis of SO | ||||
| positive (n) | 12 | 3 | 20 | 1 |
| negative (n) | 45 | 50 | 70 | 46 |
