Research Article

Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies in Non-Interferon Treated Hepatitis C Patients in Pakistan

Table 3

Comparison of TPO-Ab positive and TPO-Ab negative HCV patient.

CharacteristicsGroup value
TPO-Ab positiveTPO-Ab negative

Number ()51139
Mean age (year)37.8 ± 9.234.3 ± 9.60.027
Mean FT4 (pmol/L)15.6 ± 2.816.1 ± 3.00.348
Mean TSH1.8 ± 0.91.4 ± 0.70.012

value = it explains the probability of incidence of given event.