Low Serum Vitamin D Is Associated with Anti-Thyroid-Globulin Antibody in Female Individuals

Table 2

Comparison of clinical and laboratory characteristics based on the positivity of serum antibodies.

	TPOAb(+)	TgAb(+)	TPOAb(+)TgAb(+)
Male/female	64/176	15/91	28/181
Han (%)	117 (48.8%)	48 (45.3%)	120 (57.4%)
Uyghur (%)	123 (51.2%)	58 (54.7%)	89 (42.6%)
Age	47.0 ± 14.27	47.5 ± 13.39	46.06 ± 13.06
TSH (IU/mL)	2.38 (1.46–3.81)	2.87 (1.60–4.14)	3.63 (2.18–6.43)
25(OH)D (ng/mL)	15.44 (10.9–21.97)	13.61 (10.05–18.47)	15.03 (11.62–20.12)

Significantly different from Uyghurs (P < 0.05); significantly different from the other two groups (P < 0.01).
TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; 25(OH)D: serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D; TPOAb: anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody; TgAb: anti-thyroid-globulin antibody.