Serum Indicators Reflecting Gastric Function May Also Correlate with Other Extragastric Diseases
Table 4
(a) The correlation between gastric function indicators and T3 and T4 levels in serum. (b) The correlation between gastric function parameters and TSH, TPOAb, and TGAb levels in serum.
(a)
Gastric function
T3 level quartilesa
Q1 ()
Q2 ()
Q3 ()
Q4 ()
PGI
94.2 (72.2–121.9)
92.5 (71.23–112)
94.9 (75.55–122.45)
96.15 (72.4–119.95)
0.399
PGII
7.2 (5.3–13.1)
7 (5–10.77)
8.15 (5.63–12.9)
8.15 (5.2–12.23)
0.629
PGI/II
12.15 (8.73–16.08)
12.7 (9.39–15.89)
11.47 (8.83–14.59)
12.01 (8.74–15.52)
0.094
G17
2.6 (0.9–5.7)
2.08 (0.9–5.26)
2.3 (0.81–7.7)
1.95 (0.9–6.05)
0.151
Gastric function
T4 level quartilesb
Q1 ()
Q2 ()
Q3 ()
Q4 ()
PGI
96.1 (73–119.8)
91.8 (73–113.3)
92.7 (72.9–117.7)
98.85 (72.78–127)
0.506
PGII
7.6 (5.2–12.3)
6.7 (5.25–11.1)
7.7 (5.3–12.2)
7.96 (5.5–12.55)
0.542
PGI/II
12.2 (8.9–15.31)
12.38 (9.44–15.59)
12.31 (8.36–15.61)
11.82 (8.64–15.55)
0.820
G17
2.55 (0.8–5.9)
2.1 (0.9–5.08)
2.1 (0.8–5.8)
2.28 (0.95–7.6)
0.059
T3: triiodothyronine; T4: tetraiodothyroxide. aQuartile 1 (2.79–4.26 pmol/L); quartile 2 (4.27–4.64 pmol/L); quartile 3 (4.65–5.00 pmol/L); quartile 4 (5.01–39.63 pmol/L). bQuartile 1 (7.31–13.22 U/L); quartile 2 (13.23–14.28 U/L); quartile 3 (14.29–15.44 U/L); quartile 4 (15.45–40.89 U/L). The values listed in the table are median and interquartile range.