Selenium Supplementation May Decrease Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody Titer via Reducing Oxidative Stress in Euthyroid Patients with Autoimmune Thyroiditis

Table 4

Correlation analysis between the oxidative stress parameters and thyroid autoantibodies titers in pretreatment AIT patients and healthy controls.

Group	Variables	TAC		SOD		MDA
		r		r		r
Controls	TgAb	−0.103	0.392	−0.367	0.096	−0.190	0.289
	TPOAb	0.112	0.829	0.490	0.195	−0.365	0.102
Patients	TgAb	−0.268	0.039	−0.237	0.102	0.429	0.041
	TPOAb	−0.463	0.008	−0.385	0.074	0.587	0.023