Research Article

Polymorphisms of β1-Adrenoreceptor Gene and Cardiovascular Complications in Patients with Thyrotoxicosis

Table 1

Characteristics of the study groups of patients with Graves’ disease and thyrotoxicosis and in control group.

CharacteristicsGraves’ disease, Control group,

Age, years42.5 ± 9.243.4 ± 14.3
Sex, male/female23/14220/81
Heart rate, bpt/min95.9 ± 19.1*72.6 ± 8.7
BP, mmHg129.4 ± 15.9/75.8 ± 9.4127.3 ± 9.7/72.4 ± 7.1
FT3, pmol/L15.0 ± 9.1*1.8 ± 1.2
FT4, pmol/L45.4 ± 23.0*14.2 ± 4.6
T3, total, nmol/L5.6 ± 2.661.6 ± 0.81
T4, total, nmol/L218.2 ± 69.44127.8 ± 37.34
TSH, mMЕ/L0.014; (0.010; 0.058)*1.2; (0.6; 3.1)

GD: Graves’ disease group, CG: control group, BP: blood pressure, FT3: free triiodothyronine, FT4: free thyroxin, and TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone.
* compared with control group.