Table 3. Profile comparison among normal and subclinical hypothyroid participants.
BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; T3: total triiodothyronine; T4: total thyroxine; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; PSS: Perceived Stress Scale.
| Variable | Total participants | Normal (n = 93) | SCH (n = 21) | p-Value |
| Thyroid status | 93 (81.6%) | 21 (18.4%) | ||
| Age | 34.2 ± 6.1 | 33.22 ± 6.06 | 38.38 ± 23.2 | <0.001 |
| BMI | 35.9 ± 7.9 | 35.26 ± 7.85 | 38.7 ± 4.96 | 0.014 |
| Pulse rate | 83.2 ± 11.4 | 83.25 ± 11.53 | 83.14 ± 11.2 | 0.97 |
| SBP | 118 ± 19.3 | 116 ± 18.75 | 123.4 ± 20.8 | 0.127 |
| DBP | 76.8 ± 11.9 | 76.49 ± 11.45 | 78.2 ± 13.8 | 0.557 |
| Married life | 10.5 ± 6.9 | 9.54 ± 7.02 | 14.9 ± 4.65 | 0.001 |
| T3 | 2.32 ± 1.8 | 2.36 ± 1.9 | 2.14 ± 0.4 | 0.607 |
| T4 | 9.01 ± 1.8 | 9.2 ± 1.65 | 8.4 ± 2.2 | 0.064 |
| TSH | 3.69 ± 9.3 | 2.17 ± 0.81 | 10.4 ± 20.6 | <0.001 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 97 (85.1%) | 76 (81.7%) | 21 (100) | 0.034 |
| Unmarried | 17 (14.9%) | 17 (18.3%) | 0(0) | |
| Education | ||||
| Graduate | 37 (32.5%) | 31 (33.3%) | 6 (28.6%) | 0.67 |
| Postgraduate | 77 (67.5%) | 62 (66.7%) | 15 (71.4%) | |
| PSS Score | ||||
| High | 4 (3.5%) | 2 (2.2%) | 2 (9.5%) | 1 |
| Moderate | 90 (78.9%) | 73 (78.5%) | 17 (81%) | 0.06 |
| Low | 20 (17.5%) | 18 (19.4%) | 2 (9.5%) | 0.025 |
| Menstrual Phase | ||||
| Proliferative phase | 63 (55.3%) | 52 (82.5) | 11 (17.5) | 0.768 |
| Secretory phase | 51 (54.7%) | 41 (80.4%) | 10 (19.6%) | 1 |