Relationship between Thyroid Hormone Levels and Crime Type: A Controlled Study in Prisoners

Table 2

Presence of toxic goitre, mean pulse rate, mean T3, T4, and TSH levels, and T3/T4 ratio according to the group.

Groups	Toxic goitre; n, %	Pulse rate; Mean (sd)	T3; Mean (sd)	T4; Mean (sd)	TSH; Mean (sd)	T3/T4; Mean (sd)
Group A	5, 5.2	81.64 (±4.66)	2.33 (±1.79)	7.14 (±2.21)	1.63 (±.40)	0.31 (±.09)
Group B		76.13 (±4.41)	1.50 (±.19)	5.86 (±.86)	1.81 (±.27)	0.26 (±.05)
Group cont.		72.54 (±4.00)	1.49 (±.25)	5.77 (±1.12)	2.08 (±.36)	0.27 (±.07)

Group A: individuals convicted of crimes related to aggression. Group B: prisoners convicted of other crimes, not related to aggression.