Fig. 3.
The 7-year absolute risk of progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes is plotted against thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (FT4) values within the normal range. These analyses are adjusted for sex, age, smoking, cohort, fasting serum glucose levels, fasting serum insulin measurements, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, blood pressure lowering medication, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and body mass index