Table 3.
Clinical characteristics of different TSH categories in 406 euthyroid non-smokers with newly diagnosed asymptomatic CHD
| G1 TSH 0.3-0.99 mIU/L |
G2 TSH 1.0-1.89 mIU/L |
G3 TSH 1.9-2.49 mIU/L |
G4 TSH 2.5-4.8 mIU/L |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 406 | 79(19.46%) | 135(33.25%) | 78(19.21%) | 114(28.08) |
| Age (yr) | 67.04 ± 10.63 | 64.59 ± 10.15 | 63.56 ± 11.32 | 63.20 ± 10.72 |
| Male | 40(50.6%) | 69(51.1%) | 41(52.6%) | 37(32.5%) |
| DM history | 15(19.0%) | 24(17.8%) | 12(15.4%) | 12(12.3%) |
| Drinking history | 4(5.1%) | 21(15.6%) | 12(15.4%) | 14(12.3%) |
| Hypertension History | 55(69.6%) | 90(66.7%) | 60(76.9%) | 85(74.6%) |
| FT3 (pmol/L) | 4.34 ± 0.75 | 4.44 ± 0.74 | 4.26 ± 0.64 | 4.26 ± 0.69 |
| FT4 (pmol/L) | 17.73 ± 2.56 | 17.26 ± 2.25 | 17.05 ± 2.44 | 16.38 ± 2.21 |
| FBG (mmol/L) | 6.26 ± 2.32 | 6.00 ± 1.82 | 5.53 ± 1.38* | 5.49 ± 1.22** |
| UA (mmol/L) | 330.72 ± 112.40 | 327.80 ± 100.85 | 314.83 ± 111.46 | 315.48 ± 115.29 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 80.00(24) | 79.00(17) | 80.00(12) | 80(16) |
| SBP (mmHg) | 135.00(25.00) | 132.00(20.00) | 132.00(27.75) | 135.00(25) |
|
Antithyroid antibody positivity |
16(25.8%) | 33(30.6%) | 13(19.7%) | 31(31.6%) |
Data are presented as means ± standard deviations, medians (interquartile ranges) or number (percentage).
DM, diabetes mellitus; FT3, free-triiodothyronine; FT4, free-thyroxine; FBG, fasting blood glucose; UA, uric acid; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure
*P < 0.05 vs.G1; **P < 0.01 vs.G1