did not reach statistical significancep ≈ 0.0785
The 12-month analysis revealed a trend toward decreased fT3 levels ( Figure 2 A,B); however, the result did not reach statistical significance (paired t -test; p ≈ 0.0785; n = 37; median Δ = −0.150; alternatively, Wilcoxon test p ≈ 0.104).