Table 1: Geometric means with 95% confidence intervals for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in µIU/mL, free triiodothyronine (FT3) in pg/mL, free thyroxine (FT4) in ng/dL, total triiodothyronine (TT3) in ng/dL, total thyroxine (TT4) in µg/mL, and thyroglobulin (TGN) in ng/mL by gender, race, smoking status, and iodine deficiency for U.S. reference population. Data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2012.

 

Demographic Variable

N

TSH

FT3

FT4

TT3

TT4

TGN

All

5794

1.46 (1.42-1.51)

3.22 (3.19-3.25)

0.8 (0.79-0.82)

115.38 (113.71-117.07)

7.47 (7.38-7.56)

10.54 (9.92-11.19)

Male

3179

1.5 (1.42-1.58)

3.31 (3.26-3.35)*

0.8 (0.79-0.82)

116.76 (114.61-118.95) *

7.32 (7.22-7.42) *

9.8 (9.2-10.44) *

Female

2613

1.42 (1.36-1.49)

3.11 (3.08-3.14) *

0.8 (0.78-0.82)

113.74 (111.87-115.65) *

7.65 (7.53-7.78) *

11.49(10.43-12.66) *

Age: 12-19 Years

1100

1.4 (1.3-1.51)^

3.58 (3.52-3.64)^

0.81 (0.79-0.82)

130.93 (128.32-133.58)^

7.27 (7.14-7.39)^

8.9(8.17-9.69)^,^^

Age: 20-64 Years

3593

1.43 (1.37-1.48)^^

3.21 (3.17-3.24)^

0.8 (0.78-0.81)^

114.82 (112.87-116.79)^

7.46(7.36-7.56)^

10.76(10.01-11.57)^

Age: 65+ Years

1099

1.75 (1.56-1.97)^,^^

2.94 (2.9-2.99)^

0.82 (0.81-0.84)^

104.32 (101.83-106.86)^

7.72 (7.56-7.88)^

11.18 (10.11-12.36)^^

Non-Hispanic White (NHW)

2389

1.54 (1.46-1.62)*

3.2 (3.17-3.24) *

0.8 (0.78-0.81)

115.05 (112.75-117.41)

7.38 (7.25-7.5)*,**

10.69 (9.92-11.52) *

Non-Hispanic Black (NHB)

1379

1.23 (1.19-1.28)*,**

3.22 (3.18-3.26)**

0.81 (0.79-0.82)

115.8 (112.72-118.96)

7.66 (7.45-7.87)

14.39 (13.38-15.49) *

Hispanic (HISP)

1616

1.43 (1.35-1.51)**

3.3 (3.24-3.35)*,**

0.81 (0.79-0.83)

118.46 (115.8-121.17)

7.63 (7.48-7.78) *

8.44 (7.78-9.16) *

Non smoker

4323

1.52 (1.46-1.58)^

3.21 (3.17-3.24)

0.8 (0.79-0.82)

115.1(113.28-116.94)

7.45 (7.35-7.55)

9.88 (9.21-10.6)^

Smoker

1465

1.31 (1.23-1.38)^

3.25 (3.2-3.3)

0.81 (0.79-0.82)

116.26 (113.37-119.22)

7.52 (7.37-7.69)

12.84 (11.79-13.99)^

Iodine Deficient

1780

1.4 (1.33-1.47)*

3.23 (3.19-3.27)

0.81 (0.8-0.82)

116.8 (114.92-118.72)

7.51 (7.39-7.63)

11.43 (10.47-12.47) *

Iodine Replete

3820

1.5 (1.45-1.56)*

3.21 (3.17-3.26)

0.8 (0.78-0.81)

114.78 (112.6-117.01)

7.45 (7.35-7.56)

10.08 (9.43-10.78) *

Morning Session

2802

1.56 (1.48-1.65)^

3.29 (3.26-3.32)^

0.81 (0.79-0.82)

117.92 (115.38-120.5)^

7.51 (7.39-7.62)

10.81 (10.16-11.51)

Late Session

2990

1.38 (1.3-1.46)^

3.15 (3.11-3.19)^

0.8 (0.78-0.81)

113.03 (111.25-114.84)^

7.43 (7.3-7.57)

10.28 (9.52-11.1)

 

&Demographic groups with the same symbols *, ^, ^^, #, ##, a, b, c, d had statistically significantly different geometric means (p < 0.05)