Relatively Lower FT3 Levels Are Associated with Impaired Quality of Life in Levothyroxine-Treated Patients with Hashimoto Thyroiditis

Table 2

Correlations of FT3, FT4, TSH, and ThyPRO scores in all patients with HT.

	FT3		FT4		TSH
	r	P	r	P	r	P
Goiter symptoms	−0.144	0.099	0.142	0.104	0.085	0.330
Hyperthyroid symptoms	−0.204	0.018	0.024	0.788	0.090	0.304
Hypothyroid symptoms	−0.182	0.036	0.079	0.368	−0.062	0.478
Eye symptoms	−0.174	0.045	−0.097	0.266	−0.017	0.850
Tiredness	−0.152	0.082	−0.039	0.654	0.177	0.042
Cognitive complaints	−0.251	0.004	−0.051	0.559	0.055	0.531
Anxiety	−0.187	0.031	0.082	0.350	−0.001	0.993
Depression	0.022	0.804	−0.055	0.531	0.097	0.268
Emotional susceptibility	0.027	0.755	0.003	0.970	0.000	0.997
Impaired social life	−0.066	0.450	0.095	0.275	−0.023	0.797
Impaired daily life	−0.163	0.061	−0.012	0.891	−0.048	0.584
Cosmetic complaints	−0.337	<0.001	−0.046	0.595	0.041	0.638
Overall quality of life impact	−0.148	0.088	0.042	0.635	0.064	0.464
Composite scale	−0.176	0.043	0.003	0.969	0.096	0.271

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