Table 5.
Lipid profile in different FT4 and BMI categories.
| BMI < 25 | BMI ≥ 25 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 FT4 T1 |
Group 2 FT4 T2 |
Group 3 FT4 T3 |
P | Group 4 FT4 T1 |
Group 5 FT4 T2 |
Group 6 FT4 T3 |
P | |
| TG | 1.30 (0.93–2.02) | 1.36 (0.92–1.90) | 1.16 (0.82–1.71) | 0.002 ∗∗ | 2.04 (1.36–3.11) | 2.18 (1.41–3.29) | 1.68 (1.20–2.35) | 0.101 |
| CHOL | 4.80 ± 0.95 | 4.81 ± 0.92 | 4.84 ± 1.00 | 0.822 | 4.92 ± 0.96 | 5.01 ± 0.88 | 4.92 ± 0.96 | 0.840 |
| HDL-C | 1.30 ± 0.33 | 1.31 ± 0.32 | 1.35 ± 0.34 | 0.010 ∗∗ | 1.14 ± 0.26 | 1.14 ± 0.30 | 1.22 ± 0.32 | 0.220 |
| LDL-C | 2.94 ± 0.80 | 2.95 ± 0.78 | 2.98 ± 0.88 | 0.695 | 2.96 ± 0.85 | 2.97 ± 0.78 | 3.04 ± 0.82 | 0.177 |
We stratified the study group according to BMI levels: BMI < 25 kg/m2: normal-weight group; BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2: overweight/obese group. Then, we stratified each group according to serum FT4 levels; all continuous parameters were presented as mean ± standard deviation, after adjustment for age and gender. For skewness distribution data, median and interquartile range was used. P values were calculated from ANOVA (analysis of variance, between categories), after adjustment for age and gender. Significant associations are indicated in bold. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. ∗∗P < 0.01.