Prevalence of Anti-Neu5Gc Antibodies in Patients with Hypothyroidism
Table 1
Concentration of anti-Neu5Gc IgG antibodies.
Mean value (g/mL)
SD
Median value (g/mL)
Minimum (g/mL)
Maximum (g/mL)
General population
50
5.3
4.2
4.0
0.0
24
Males of the general population
24
2.5
2.9
3.0
0.0
10
0.3360**
Females of the general population
26
6.6
6.7
4.0
0.0
24
Hypothyroidism
48
14.8
15.9
10.0
0.0
67.5
0.0003* 0.0273**
Hashimoto
35
31.1
16.3
27.2
13.6
88.3
0.0000* 0.0000**
derived from Mann-Whitney test, when the group was compared with the general population group. derived from Mann-Whitney test, when the group was compared with female individuals of the general population.
