Research Article
Serum Trace Elements Profile in Graves’ Disease Patients with or without Orbitopathy in Northeast China
Table 2
Spearman correlation analysis between trace elements levels and thyroid parameters in all the participants, shown as correlation coefficient (
value).
| | Variables | TSH () | FT3 () | FT4 () | TPOAb () | TgAb () |
| | Se | 0.254 (0.000) | −0.192 (0.006) | −0.173 (0.013) | −0.161 (0.021) | −0.237 (0.001) | | V | 0.106 (0.129) | −0.313 (0.000) | −0.165 (0.018) | −0.127 (0.069) | −0.112 (0.109) | | Fe | −0.034 (0.632) | 0.128 (0.066) | −0.010 (0.884) | 0.036 (0.609) | −0.025 (0.725) | | Co | 0.055 (0.431) | −0.034 (0.631) | −0.048 (0.492) | −0.038 (0.585) | −0.007 (0.926) | | Cu | −0.158 (0.024) | 0.122 (0.081) | 0.184 (0.008) | 0.038 (0.587) | 0.082 (0.241) | | Zn | 0.022 (0.758) | 0.093 (0.184) | −0.037 (0.597) | 0.098 (0.164) | 0.129 (0.065) | | Rb | 0.013 (0.854) | 0.009 (0.897) | −0.053 (0.447) | −0.062 (0.376) | −0.006 (0.928) | | Sr | 0.191 (0.006) | −0.180 (0.010) | −0.244 (0.000) | −0.074 (0.290) | −0.124 (0.076) | | Cs | 0.110 (0.116) | −0.021 (0.767) | −0.061 (0.386) | −0.077 (0.274) | −0.155 (0.026) |
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Se, selenium; V, vanadium; Fe, iron; Co, cobalt; Cu, copper; Zn, zinc; Rb, rubidium; Sr, strontium; Cs, cesium; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; FT3, free T3; FT4, free T4; TPOAb, thyroperoxidase antibody; TgAb, antithyroglobulin antibody.
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