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Table 2 Mean (SD), median with IQR of serum Tg, fT3, fT4 and TSH

From: Urinary iodine excretion and thyroid function status in school age children of hilly and plain regions of Eastern Nepal

 

Tehrathum (n = 78)

Morang (n = 77)

Total (n = 155)

Mean

SD

Median

IQR

Mean

SD

Median

IQR

Mean

SD

Median

IQR

Tg (µg/L)

25.7

28.3

19.5

11.0; 29.0

14.5

12.5

10.9

6.6; 17.7

20.1

22.6

14.3

8.8; 25.3

fT3 (pmol/L)

4.0

1.1

3.7

3.4; 4.6

4.2

1.1

4.0

3.4; 4.9

4.2

1.1

4.0

3.4; 4.6

fT4 (pmol/L)

15.5

3.9

15.5

12.9; 18.1

18.1

3.9

16.8

15.5; 19.4

16.8

3.9

16.8

12.9; 19.4

TSH (mIU/L)

4.5

4.7

3.5

2.3; 4.9

4.4

2.8

4.1

2.5; 5.8

4.5

3.8

3.6

2.4; 5.5

  1. Reference range: Tg (3–50 µg/L), TSH (0.39–6.16 mIU/L), fT3 (2.16–6.47 pmol/L), fT4 (10.32–28.38 pmol/L)
  2. Tg serum thyroglobulin, fT3 free triiodothyronin, fT4 free thyroxine, TSH thyroid stimulating hormone