Table 4.

Comparison of log-transformed lipid concentrations between 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
LogTC (mmol/L)	0.66 ± 0.10	0.70 ± 0.09**	0.70 ± 0.08*	0.71 ± 0.09**
LogTG (mmol/L)	0.09 ± 0.26	0.17 ± 0.22*	0.18 ± 0.24*	0.19 ± 0.24**
LogHDL-C(mmol/L)	0.10 ± 0.14	0.09 ± 0.12	0.10 ± 0.13	0.11 ± 0.11
LogLDL-C (mmol/L)	0.44 ± 0.11	0.48 ± 0.11*	0.46 ± 0.14	0.47 ± 0.14
LogNon-HDL-C (mmol/L)	0.51 ± 0.17	0.57 ± 0.10**	0.56 ± 0.13*	0.58 ± 0.13**

Data are presented as means ± standard deviations.

TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Non-HDL-C, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

* P < 0.0 5 and * *P < 0.01 vs. G1, respectively