Research Article

Relation of Different Components of Climate with Human Pituitary-Thyroid Axis and FT3/FT4 Ratio: A Study on Euthyroid and SCH Subjects in Two Different Seasons

Table 1

Mean climate characteristics in summer and winter.

Mean climate componentsSummer ()Winter ()

Maximum temperature (°C)41.67 ± 2.6112.09 ± 4.05
Minimum temperature (°C)26.5 ± 2.632.5 ± 2.56
Average temperature (°C)34.11 ± 2.327.28 ± 2.58
Average humidity (%)25.53 ± 3.5766.85 ± 11.63
Cloud cover (okta)0.083 ± 0.1290.408 ± 0.311
Sunshine duration (hours)10.76 ± 1.344.87 ± 3.14
Atmospheric pressure (mmHg)1005.73 ± 12.561024 ± 3.65

Independent -test used to find the difference between the summer and winter climate components. in all components.