Research Article
Prevalence, Predictive Factors, and Characteristics of Osteoporosis in Hyperthyroid Patients
Table 4
Comparison of hormonal profiles between osteoporosis-positive and osteoporosis-negative hyperthyroid subjects.
| Hormonal indices | Study subject with osteoporosis | Study subjects without osteoporosis | value |
| Free thyroxine (pmol/L) | 33.12 (21.80) | 27.64 (24.40) | 0.4 | Free triiodothyronine (pmol/L) | 12.72 (8.51) | 7.81 (6.91) | 0.02 | Thyroid-stimulating hormone (μ/U/ml) | 0.25 (0.03) | 0.41 (0.25) | 0.006 | Osteocalcin (ng/ml) | 52.79 (15.62) | 29.85 (20.56) | 0.000 | 25-Hydroxyvitamin D (nmol/l) | 53.60 (15.77) | 66.78 (16.25) | 0.05 | Parathyroid hormone (pmol/L) | 5.43 (5.85) | 5.57 (0.93) | 0.90 |
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Significant values. Results are expressed as a mean and standard deviation. |