Thyroid Dysfunction in Non-Interferon Treated Hepatitis C Patients Residing in Hepatitis Endemic Area

Table 1

Mean (±SD) level of FT₄ and TSH in subgroups of HCV patients.

Subgroup	No.	FT4 (pmol/L)	TSH (mIU/L)
Euthyroid	378		1.7 ± 0.8
Hypothyroid	40	11.5 ± 6.0	19.6 ± 18.5
Hyperthyroid	28	31.4 ± 19.1	0.08 ± 0.07

FT₄ = free thyroxine, TSH = thyroid stimulating hormone, supersuffix a = significantly lower than euthyroid patients (), and supersuffix b = significantly higher than euthyroid patients ().