Table 4a.
Quantification of physiologic data according to the quartiles of thyroid derivative analytes
| Analyte | Physiologic parameter |
Quartiles | Parameter Increases or decreases from Q1 to Q4 |
P value* |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | ||||
| 3,3′-T2 | Age (years) | 63.4±15.8 | 47.3±15.7 | 50.3±13.7 | 47.1±12.7 | decreases | 0.0007 |
| DBP (mmHg) |
68.5±15.8 | 75.9±11.5 | 78.4±12.6 | 75.7±12.2 | increases | 0.046 | |
| T3 | Age | 62.2±14.6 | 51.2±15.1 | 48.1±14.2 | 45.5±14.7 | decreases | 0.0001 |
| Height | 68.2±4.2 | 65.3±4.5 | 66.6±3.2 | 64.9±4.0 | decreases | 0.031 | |
| DBP | 67±16.56 | 74±10.1 | 80±10.8 | 77±13.1 | increases | 0.0027 | |
| Male Gender (%) |
64 | 32 | 46 | 17 | decreases | 0.0043 | |
| T4 | Age (years) | 61.4±13.9 | 46.6±16.8 | 53.8±13.5 | 44.8±13.8 | decreases | 0.0017 |
| Height (inches) |
67.6±4.3 | 66.9±3.7 | 66.4±3.9 | 64.3±4.1 | decreases | 0.0065 | |
| DBP (mmHg) | 68±15.2 | 77±12.8 | 76±10.7 | 77±13.7 | increases | 0.042 | |
| Male Gender (%) |
60 | 48 | 39 | 12 | decreases | 0.0007 | |
| TSH | DBP | 76±11.6 | 80±14.6 | 76±12.6 | 68±13.4 | decreases | 0.029 |
Data are mean ± STD or percentage
Data only shown for significant relationships Q = quartile
*
Analysis based on analyte divided into quartiles t-test or ANOVA