| |
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
|
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TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (reference values: 0–0.45 ug/L), TT4 total thyroxin (Reference values: 16–46 nmol/L), FT4 free thyroxine (reference values: 7–44 pmol/L). cholesterol: (reference values: 3.4-10.0 mmol/L). TgAA thyroglobulin autoantibodies
