Table 2.
TSH (mIU/L) | Total T4 (nmol/L) | Free T4 (pmol/L) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.5 | Median | 97.5 | 2.5 | Median | 97.5 | 2.5 | Median | 97.5 | |
UW | 0.01 | 1.82 | 6.33 | 92.9 | 128.7 | 254.1 | 11.8 | 16.1 | 42.6 |
NW | 0.05 | 1.9 | 6.08 | 87.5 | 123.6 | 184.3 | 11.7 | 14.8 | 20.4 |
OW | 0.33 | 1.87 | 5.94 | 85 | 121 | 171.1 | 10.3 | 14.4 | 18.8 |
OB | 0.46 | 2.27 | 6.61 | 82.8 | 118.4 | 166.9 | 10.6 | 14 | 18.1 |
p value* | 0.02 | 0.002 | <0.001 |
UW: Underweight (n=43); NW: Normal weight (n=270); OW: Overweight (n=201); OB: Obese (n=133)
comparison of medians across four BMI categories using Kruskal-Wallis test.