Research Article

The Potential Link between Gut Microbiota and Serum TRAb in Chinese Patients with Severe and Active Graves’ Orbitopathy

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of GO subjects.

Sex (M/F)Age (years)Height (cm)Weight (kg)GO duration (months)CASNOSPECSFT3 (pmol/L)FT4 (pmol/L)T3 (pmol/L)T4 (pmol/L)TSH (uIU/ml)TPOAb (IU/ml)TGAb (IU/ml)TRAb (IU/L)

Case 3115/1645.4 ± 11.8167.5 ± 9.266.8 ± 10.97.2 ± 4.13.2 ± 0.6IV (29)
V (2)
5.36 (4.81, 6.67)16.18 (12.81, 19.48)1.91 (1.74, 2.33)107.10 (85.40, 124.10)0.42 (0.05, 1.54)13.36 (7.81, 134.28)14.72 (10.13, 79.39)3.68 (1.42–14.98)

Values are mean (SD), median (range), or n (%). Comparison between any two groups by Mann–Whitney U test, . SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; CAS: clinical activity score; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; TPOAb: thyroperoxidase antibody; TGAb: antithyroglobulin antibody; TRAb: thyrotropin receptor antibody.