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Table 1 Main clinical, biochemical and bone health data in children with SH and in controls

From: Bone health in children with long–term idiopathic subclinical hypothyroidism

 

SH children

Controls

P

Age (years)

9,8 ± 3,5

10,9 ± 2,7

ns

H Z-score

−0,37 ± 1,33

−0,60 ± 1,49

ns

TH Z-score

−0,83 ± 0,92

−0,79 ± 0,87

ns

BMI Z-score

0,32 ± 1,23

−0,52 ± 1,2

< 0,05

EO/EC

0,93 ± 0,13

na

na

TSH (IU/l)

6,39 ± 1,25

2,84 ± 0,92

< 0,0001

FT4 (ng/dl)

1,28 ± 0,13

1,27 ± 0,10

ns

IGF-1 Z-score

−0,12 ± 1,39

−0,30 ± 0,91

ns

Ca (mg/dl)

9,80 ± 0,37

9,79 ± 0,29

ns

P (mg/dl)

4,90 ± 0,51

4,80 ± 0,38

ns

ALP (IU/l)

203,20 ± 75,95

209,76 ± 65,48

ns

PTH (pg/ml)

36,77 ± 12,65

41,52 ± 25,28

ns

BMD Z-score

−0,4 ± 1,36

−0,2 ± 1,2

ns

Ad-SoS Z-score

0,01 ± 1

0,1 ± 1,2

ns

BTT Z-score

−0,03 ± 0,8

0,04 ± 1,1

ns