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Table 1 Clinical, hormonal and echocardiographic variables (mean ± SD) in patients with thyroid dysfunction and controls

From: Myocardial ultrasonic tissue characterization in patients with thyroid dysfunction

 

Hyperthyroidism

(n = 15)

Hypothyroidism

(n = 8)

Subclinical Hypothyroidism

(n = 14)

Controls

(n = 19)

Age (yrs)

30.3 ± 7.9a

40 ± 7.8

41.2 ± 8.0

43 ± 8.4

Sex (F:M)

15:0

5:3

14:0

3:16

BSA (m 2 )

1.6 ± 0.2

1.8 ± 0.2

1.6 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.1

HR (beats/min)

90.6 ± 19.3

66.3 ± 10.5

77.5 ± 13.1

72.8 ± 15.4

EF (%)

70.2 ± 5.4

69.4 ± 5.4

70.1 ± 6.6

66.2 ± 7.3

LVMI (g/m 2 )

76.5 ± 14.7

85.9 ± 17.0

67.8 ± 9.0

89.8 ± 20.2

LVd (cm)

4.9 ± 0.2

4.8 ± 0.3

4.7 ± 0.3

4.9 ± 4.6

TSH (mU/L)

0.01 ± 0.009

156.5 ± 97.7

12.6 ± 7.8

-

FT 4 (ng/dl)

4.24 ± 1.6

0.2 ± 0.07

0.9 ± 0.2

-

FT 3 (pg/ml)

11.5 ± 8.0

-

-

-

  1. yrs = years; F = female; M = male; BSA = body surface area; HR = heart rate; EF = ejection fraction; LVd = left ventricular diastolic dimension; LVMI = left ventricular mass index; LVd = left ventricle diastolic dimension; TSH = thyroid stimulator hormone; FT4 = free T4; FT3 = free T3; a:p < 0.01 vs hypothyroidism, subclinical hypothyroidism and controls.