- Correlation of the thyroid profile hormones with age, body mass index, blood pressure, serum creatinine, and lipid profile in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism (N=137).
| Parameters | Subclinical hypothyroidism | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| TSH (uIU/mL) | FT3 (pmol/L) | FT4 (pmol/L) | |
| r (p-values) | |||
| Age (years) | 0.07 (0.4) | -0.23 (0.008)* | -0.03 (0.75) |
| BMI | 1.01 (0.9) | -0.2 (0.019)* | -0.07 (0.43) |
| SBP (mmHg) | -0.17 (0.04)* | 0.01 (0.87) | -0.02 (0.8) |
| DBP (mmHg) | -0.18 (0.04)* | 0.14 (0.1) | 0.07 (0.41) |
| Cr (µmol/L) | 0.27 (0.001)* | 0.15 (0.09) | 0.05 (0.58) |
| Chol. (mmol/L) | 0.15 (0.09) | 0.14 (0.11) | -0.02 (0.78) |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 0.14 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.26) | -0.09 (0.3) |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 0.05 (0.6) | -0.07 (0.46) | -0.17 (0.06) |
| TG (mmol/L) | -0.01 (0.92) | -0.002 (0.99) | -0.2 (0.02)* |
TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone, FT3: free triiodothyronine, FT4: free thyroxine, BMI: body mass index, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, Cr: creatinine, Chol: cholesterol, LDL: low-density lipoprotein, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, TG: triglyceride
↵* Significant at a p-value of <0.05.