. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Health Aging. 2009 Apr;13(4):317–321. doi: 10.1007/s12603-009-0029-6

Table 2. Comparisons of covariates by tertiles^* of thyroid stimulating hormone in men and women.

	Men					Women
	TSH Tertile					TSH Tertile
	1	2	3	F	P-value	1	2	3	F	P-value
Age	71.9	73.9	74.7	3.03	0.05	73.4	74.0	75.1	1.49	0.23
BMI	26.9	27.7	27.2	1.88	0.15	25.6	26.0	26.2	1.10	0.33
Alcohol (oz/week)	3.6	3.8	3.1	1.20	0.30	2.7	2.1	1.8	1.48	0.23
				X²					X²
Education
≥some college	87.8	87.2	85.4	0.38	0.83	71.7	70.5	76.0	1.85	0.40
Smoking
Ever	61.9	64.6	53.5	4.23	0.12	52.2	54.0	42.9	6.32	0.04
Exercise
≥3X per week	72.7	80.4	69.2	5.27	0.07	66.5	65.8	70.8	1.50	0.47

Among men, TSH tertiles were: 1=0.06 to 1.20; 2=1.21 to 2.04; 3=2.06 to 9.42. Among women, TSH tertiles were: 1=0.00 to 1.20; 2=1.21 to 2.05; 3=2.06 to 11.10.

Table 2. Comparisons of covariates by tertiles* of thyroid stimulating hormone in men and women.

Table 2. Comparisons of covariates by tertiles^* of thyroid stimulating hormone in men and women.