Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Control and SHT groups.

From: Diffuse Myocardial Injuries are Present in Subclinical Hypothyroidism: A Clinical Study Using Myocardial T1-mapping Quantification

 

Controls (n = 16)

SHT (n = 20)

p value

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

  1. Abbreviations: SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BMI, body mass index; HR, heart rate; TC, total cholesterol; LDLC, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDLC, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; FT3, free triiodothyronine; FT4, free thyroxine; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; cTNI, cardiac troponin I.