Clinical Study
Thryroid Hormones and Hematological Indices Levels in Thyroid Disorders Patients at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Western Kenya
Table 1
Distribution of the demographic characteristics, hormones, and hematological properties among the immunological thyroid disease patients.
| | | | Overall | Immunological status |
Test for difference | | Variable | Immunological | Nonimmunological | | | Sample size () | Median (Q1–Q3) | Sample size () | Median (Q1–Q3) | Sample size () | Median (Q1–Q3) | values |
| | Age | 369 | 40 (33–50) | 22 | 40 (32–54) | 347 | 41 (32–50) | 0.787 | | TSH | 333 | 1.4 (0.7–2.5) | 22 | 2.6 (109–3.6) | 311 | 1.5 (0.7–2.6) | 0.323 | |
T3 | 319 | 1.67 (0.92–2.8) | 21 | 2.6 (1.7–3.1) | 298 | 1.4 (0.9–3.2) | 0.009 | |
T4 | 327 | 1.08 (0.7–1.7) | 21 | 1.4 (1.0–2.0) | 306 | 1.01 (0.7–1.8) | 0.181 | | WBC | 252 | 5.2 (4.1–7.0) | 23 | 5.4 (4.2–8.5) | 229 | 5.5 (4.4–7.5) | 0.547 | | RBC | 252 | 4.6 (4.4–4.8) | 23 | 4.5 (4.4–4.7) | 229 | 4.6 (4.4–4.8) | 0.205 | | HB | 252 | 13.1 (11.6–13.9) | 23 | 12.5 (9.8–13.6) | 259 | 13.2 (12.4–13.9) | 0.291 | | Plat | 260 | 292 (224–390) | 22 | 367.5 (220.5–522.5) | 238 | 290 (226.5–365.5) | 0.488 |
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