Table 1 Comparison of thyroid function, lipid profile, and oxidative DNA damage between children with obesity and healthy controls
From: Oxidative DNA damage and subclinical hypothyroidism in children with obesity
Healthy children N=40 | Obese children N=50 | Independent t test/Mann-Whitney test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean±SD | Mean±SD | t | p-value | |
TSH (μIU/ml) | 2.125±1.405 | 5.426±2.978 | −6.931 | <0.0001* |
T4 (μg/dl) | 7.810±2.771 | 5.418±1.796 | 4.722 | <0.0001* |
T3 (μg/dl) | 1.377±0.502 | 0.962±0.521 | 3.834 | <0.0001* |
TPO AB (IU/ml) | 79.435±18.691 | 72.689±11.810 | 1.987 | 0.055 |
TG AB (IU/ml) | 23.562±11.015 | 26.992±9.835 | −1.539 | 0.128 |
8-OHdG (pg/ml) | 1732.01±1083.67 | 1968.32±1390.62 | −0.906 | 0.367 |