A

Diabetic

Non-diabetic controls

B

Obese diabetics

Non-obese diabetics

N

162

105

33

129

T-test analysis

M + SD

M + SD

p

M + SD

M + SD

p

TSH MIU/MI

1.80 ± 1.62

2.34 ± 1.24

0.0164^*

2.80 ± 4.49

1.84 ± 1.62

0.260

FT4 ng/l

1.62 ± .72

1.19 ± 0.46

0.015^*

2.08 ± 2.16

1.30 ± 1.78

0.580

T4 µg/dl

9.09 ± 5.19

7.68 ± 2.06

0.012^*

7.95 ± 4.05

8.42 ± 3.37

0.130

T3 ng/dl

112 ± 88

110 ± 46

0.277

136 ± 119

110 ± 46

0.178