Table 3. Linear regression analysis of factors associated with TSH, free T3, and free T4 levels.
| Variable | TSH | Free T3 | Free T4 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient | SE | P-value | Coefficient | SE | P-value | Coefficient | SE | P-value | |
| Age | −0.028 | 0.027 | 0.297 | −0.010 | 0.006 | 0.099 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.342 |
| Body mass index | −0.014 | 0.025 | 0.577 | 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.889 | 0.000 | 0.003 | 0.815 |
| Hemoglobin | −0.020 | 0.192 | 0.916 | −0.011 | 0.048 | 0.820 | −0.042 | 0.023 | 0.073 |
| PCOS | −0.124 | 0.270 | 0.646 | 0.151 | 0.065 | 0.023 | 0.008 | 0.033 | 0.812 |
| FSH | 0.024 | 0.031 | 0.449 | 0.004 | 0.008 | 0.646 | 0.002 | 0.004 | 0.620 |
| LH | −0.051 | 0.035 | 0.152 | 0.002 | 0.009 | 0.848 | 0.000 | 0.002 | 0.754 |
| Prolactin | −0.006 | 0.018 | 0.745 | −0.002 | 0.004 | 0.623 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.913 |
| Cholesterol | 0.009 | 0.008 | 0.236 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.598 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.430 |
| Triglycerides | −0.004 | 0.003 | 0.202 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.788 | −0.002 | 0.003 | 0.413 |
| HDL | 0.013 | 0.021 | 0.543 | −0.006 | 0.005 | 0.221 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.465 |
| LDL | −0.004 | 0.009 | 0.671 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.914 | 0.002 | 0.013 | 0.896 |
| Testosterone | −0.023 | 0.193 | 0.918 | −0.012 | 0.049 | 0.821 | −0.043 | 0.024 | 0.074 |
| TSH | 0.026 | 0.025 | 0.305 | 0.002 | 0.013 | 0.896 | |||
| Free T3 | 0.576 | 0.413 | 0.166 | 0.123 | 0.050 | 0.015 | |||
| Free T4 | 0.108 | 0.823 | 0.896 | 0.438 | 0.198 | 0.029 | |||
| Anti-TPO | 0.156 | 0.155 | 0.318 | −0.078 | 0.036 | 0.031 | 0.034 | 0.019 | 0.073 |
| Anti-TG | 0.396 | 0.534 | 0.461 | −0.171 | 0.133 | 0.200 | −0.055 | 0.066 | 0.407 |
TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; T3, tri-iodothyronine; T4, thyroxine; SE, standard error; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome; FSH, follicle stimulating hormone; LH, luteinizing hormone; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TPO, thyroid peroxidase; TG, thyroglobulin.