Salivary C-Reactive Protein in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and Subacute Thyroiditis

Table 1

Characteristics of HT, SAT, and Control Groups.

	Hashimoto thyroiditis	Subacute thyroiditis	Control group
	(𝑛=30)	(𝑛=15)	(𝑛=20)
Age (Yrs)	28.85±8.83^a	31.75±10.40^a	31.82±9.39^a
Gender (F/M)	28/2^b	14/1^b	17/3^b
TSH (mIU/L)	34.25±26.28^cΨ	0.03±0.02^d	2.17±1.05
TT3 (ng/ml)	0.48±0.25^cΨ	2.20±0.36^c	1.09±0.25
TT4 (μg/dl )	2.24±1.53^cΨ	13.43±0.35^c	8.38±1.65
ESR (mm/h)	22.62±8.41^dΨ	61.82±9.75^c	18.77±6.44

Data are reported as Mean ± SD
* 𝑃 value <.05 is considered to be statistically significant
^a𝑃=.456; NS (not significant)
^𝐛𝑃=.563; NS
^c𝑃<.001; ^d𝑃>.05; compared with control values
^Ψ𝑃<.001; compared with SAT values.