Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the subjects
| Total | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 462 | 302 | 160 | |||
| Age(years) | 54.36 ± 11.85 | 53.20 ± 11.87 | 56.56 ± 11.52 | |||
| Duration of diabetes(years) | 8.33 ± 6.97 | 8.36 ± 7.10 | 8.27 ± 6.74 | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.33 ± 3.47 | 25.61 ± 3.10 | 24.80 ± 4.03 | |||
| FT3(pmol/L) | 4.49 ± 0.49 | 4.62 ± 0.49 | 4.24 ± 0.38 | |||
| FT4(pmol/L) | 16.60 ± 2.29 | 16.74 ± 2.27 | 16.34 ± 2.32 | |||
| TSH(uIU/mL) | 2.05 ± 0.95 | 1.97 ± 0.89 | 2.19 ± 1.03 | |||
| TSH ≥ 2.5 (n = 120) | TSH < 2.5 (n = 342) | TSH ≥ 2.5 (n = 69) | TSH < 2.5 (n = 233) | TSH ≥ 2.5 (n = 51) | TSH < 2.5 (n = 109) | |
| SBP(mmHg) | 133.10 ± 14.54 | 133.52 ± 17.52 | 132.86 ± 14.22 | 133.56 ± 18.04 | 133.43 ± 15.11 | 133.42 ± 16.45 |
| DBP(mmHg) | 82.51 ± 8.89 | 82.41 ± 9.99 | 84.14 ± 8.26 | 83.42 ± 10.27 | 80.29 ± 9.32 | 80.24 ± 9.03 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.88 ± 1.12 | 4.82 ± 1.06 | 4.67 ± 1.15 | 4.86 ± 1.12 | 5.16 ± 1.02 | 4.74 ± 0.92* |
| TG (mmol/L) | 2.04 ± 2.47 | 2.11 ± 1.81 | 2.35 ± 3.13 | 2.29 ± 2.01 | 1.62 ± 0.94 | 1.72 ± 1.17 |
| HDL-c (mmol/L) | 1.18 ± 0.30 | 1.09 ± 0.27* | 1.11 ± 0.28 | 1.07 ± 0.27 | 1.27 ± 0.31 | 1.14 ± 0.26 |
| LDL-c (mmol/L) | 2.88 ± 0.84 | 2.90 ± 0.83 | 2.76 ± 0.85 | 2.95 ± 0.88 | 3.04 ± 0.81 | 2.81 ± 0.71* |
| FBG (mmol/L) | 8.55 ± 3.50 | 8.97 ± 3.74 | 8.51 ± 3.34 | 8.96 ± 3.84 | 8.60 ± 3.74 | 9.00 ± 3.52 |
*P < 0.05, when compared with TSH ≥ 2.5umIU/mL.