TG and hypothyroidism: Circulating levels of thyroid hormones at baseline were indicative of either subclinical or overt hypothyroidism (TSH 12.7 ± 5.0 μU/mL, FT3 1.9 ± 0.7 pg/mL, FT4 8.7 ± 3.6 pg/mL) (Table 1, supplementary figures 1, 2 and 3).