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Table 3 Mean values of cord blood TSH, fT4 and fT3 in male and female newborns

From: Establishment of reference intervals of thyroid function tests from cord blood of neonates in two selected hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Variables

Mean ± SD males

Mean ± SD females

Mean ± SD Total

P-value

TSH (mIU/L)

11.17 ± 6.6

9.52 ± 6

10.27 ± 6.31

0.151

fT4 (ng/dL)

1.16 ± 0.14

1.19 ± 0.14

1.17 ± 0.14

0.195

fT3 (pg/mL)

1.67 ± 0.28

1.73 ± 0.34

1.70 ± .034

0.302