Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Control and SHT groups.
Controls (n = 16) | SHT (n = 20) | p value | |
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Males, n (%) | 2 (12.5%) | 3 (15%) | 1.00 |
Age, years | 35.56 ± 8.78 | 36.85 ± 8.46 | 0.658 |
SBP, mmHg | 115.31 ± 9.77 | 118.20 ± 7.84 | 0.784 |
DBP, mmHg | 67.50 ± 5.48 | 72.25 ± 5.95 | 0.991 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 22.36 ± 2.89 | 23.48 ± 4.48 | 0.393 |
HR, beats/min | 67.75 ± 9.18 | 69.11 ± 10.21 | 0.685 |
TC, mmol/l | 4.51 ± 0.80 | 4.93 ± 1.28 | 0.284 |
LDLC, mmol/l | 2.52 ± 0.85 | 2.82 ± 0.96 | 0.358 |
HDLC, mmol/l | 1.72 ± 0.38 | 1.57 ± 0.34 | 0.257 |
FT3, pg/ml | 2.83 ± 0.43 | 2.61 ± 0.38 | 0.125 |
FT4, ng/dl | 1.10 ± 0.14 | 0.89 ± 0.19 | 0.001 |
TSH, µIU/ml | 1.78 (1.41–3.22) | 8.99 (6.54–22.99) | <0.0001 |
cTNI, ng/dl | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0.025) | 0.666 |
Creatinine, µmol/l | 61.83 ± 15.07 | 70.41 ± 15.40 | 0.812 |