Weight Gain and Serum TSH Increase within the Reference Range after Hemithyroidectomy Indicate Lowered Thyroid Function

Figure 1

TSH changes between baseline and follow-up. TSH changes of the hemithyroidectomy group (𝑛=28) and of the control group (𝑛=47) after a two-year follow-up period. The median, upper, and lower quartiles are presented. Outliers are excluded. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used. Statistical significance was demonstrated whenever 𝑃<0.05.

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