Table 2 A comparison between the thyroid function of the normal and ALL groups.

From: Changes in thyroid hormone status following induction chemotherapy in patients with pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Variable

Normal control group (n = 88)

ALL group (n = 96)

P value

Age (years) mean (SDS)

6.3 (4.9, 10.0)

5.6 (3.6, 10.1)

0.185

Gender, Male (%)

51 (58.0)

63 (65.6)

0.284

T3 (nmol/L)

2.34 ± 0.31

1.51 ± 0.48

< 0.001

T4 (nmol/L)

110.12 ± 20.70

116.42 ± 29.90

0.096

FT3 (nmol/L)

5.49 ± 0.64

3.63 ± 0.90

< 0.001

FT4 (pmol/L)

15.68 ± 2.77

12.74 ± 3.46

< 0.001

TSH (mIU/L)

2.08 (1.51, 2.74)

2.43 (1.30, 4.33)

0.123

  1. fT3, free triiodothyronine, fT4, free thyroxine, TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone.
  2. Significant values are in [bold].
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