Table 6.
Lipid profile in different TSH and BMI categories.
| BMI < 25 | BMI ≥ 25 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 TSH T1 |
Group 2 TSH T2 |
Group 3 TSH T3 |
P | Group 4 TSH T1 |
Group 5 TSH T2 |
Group 6 TSH T3 |
P | |
| TG | 1.21 (0.82–1.88) | 1.32 (0.93–1.95) | 1.23 (0.88–1.84) | 0.085 | 1.30 (1.81–2.76) | 1.86 (1.27–2.66) | 2.01 (1.37–3.18) | 0.051 |
| CHOL | 4.71 ± 0.90 | 4.81 ± 0.95 | 4.93 ± 1.01 | 0.005 ∗∗ | 4.87 ± 0.96 | 4.91 ± 0.89 | 5.08 ± 0.94 | 0.149 |
| HDL-C | 1.31 ± 0.32 | 1.31 ± 0.34 | 1.35 ± 0.34 | 0.548 | 1.15 ± 0.30 | 1.19 ± 0.29 | 1.15 ± 0.30 | 0.203 |
| LDL-C | 2.88 ± 0.76 | 2.96 ± 0.82 | 3.03 ± 0.87 | 0.061 | 2.96 ± 0.83 | 3.01 ± 0.77 | 3.00 ± 0.86 | 0.944 |
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 TSH 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.