Experimental Hyperthyroidism Decreases Gene Expression and Serum Levels of Adipokines in Obesity

Table 3

Hormonal measurement of free triiodothyronine (T₃), free thyroxine (T₄), and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).

Variable	Groups
	C	OB	OT
Free T3 (pmol/L)	0.13 ± 0.06^a	0.12 ± 0.03^a	0.22 ± 0.04^b
Free T4 (pmol/L)	45.8 ± 1.2^b	44.8 ± 1.2^b	37.8 ± 1.8^a
TSH (mIU/L)	13.9 ± 0.9^b	13.3 ± 0.8^b	11.0 ± 1.2^a

TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone; T₃ triiodothyronine; T₄ thyroxine; C: control; OB: obese; OT: obese with 25 𝜇g T₃/100 g BW. Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation. ANOVA was utilized, complemented by Bonferroni’s test. Use of same letters represent 𝑃>0.05; different letters represent 𝑃<0.05.