[Table/Fig-1]:

Baseline characteristics between subclinical hypothyroidism & control group

	SCH Group (154)	Control (100)	p-value
AGE (yrs)	35.98±3.47	35.32±3.98	NS
BMI (kg/m2)	27.76±3.17	22.91±1.71	<0.05
TSH (μIU/ml)	11.12±4.17	2.73±0.80	<0.05
FT4 (ng/dl)	1.16±0.25	1.15±0.22	NS
T3 (ng/ml)	0.96±0.17	1.08±0.26	<0.05
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	206.65±23	186.56±16.57	<0.05
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	126.65±26.42	105.42±23.36	<0.05
HDL-C (mg/dl)	42.38±2.52	47.10±4.7	<0.05
LDL-C (mg/dl)	137.06±21.41	113.70±18.59	<0.05

All the variables were expressed in Mean ± SD. NS- non significant. P-value <0.05 is statistically significant