Hypothyroidism Affects Olfactory Evoked Potentials

Table 1

Mean values, ranges, and standard deviations of recorded latency times of olfactory potentials and for all the groups of the subjects in stimulation with concentrated vapors of mint and anise oils.

Latency in ms	Hypothyroidism						Reference group (norm)
	Subclinical			Overt clinical
	mint	anise	mint	mint	anise	mint	mint	anise	mint
Mean	597	588	291	658	667	337	603	571	301
Minimum	500	500	200	570	550	270	450	450	200
Maximum	730	720	380	750	780	460	710	670	410
Standard deviation	88.1	72.6	55.0	58.8	71.8	51.9	77.1	78.9	55.3

, (Kruskal-Wallis test).