Table 1. General characteristics.
| SH group (N = 49) | Control group (N = 50) | p | |
| Gender (female) (n, %) | 31 (63.3%) | 30 (60.0%) | 0.738 |
| Age (years) | 48.4 ± 8.1 | 49.0 ± 7.9 | 0.678 |
| FBS (mg/dl) | 89.4 ± 12.7 | 85.1 ± 11.5 | 0.080 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 162.4 ± 49.1 | 127.0 ± 35.2 | 0.001 |
| LDL (mg/dl) | 100.9 ± 31.5 | 88.5 ± 19.4 | 0.020 |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 44.0 ± 6 | 50.0 ± 7.8 | 0.001 |
| FT3 (pg/ml) | 2.8 ± 0.4 | 2.6 ± 0.5 | 0.130 |
| FT4 (ng/dl) | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 1.04 ± 0.1 | 0.090 |
| TSH (mUI/ml) | 10.0 ± 5.1 | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.3 ± 2.3 | 25.3 ± 1.9 | 0.020 |
| Mean SBP (mmHg) | 115.4 ± 6.3 | 114.5 ± 5.7 | 0.470 |
| Mean DBP (mmHg) | 69.9 ± 4 | 64.5 ± 6.1 | 0.001 |
| Daytime SBP (mmHg) | 122.4 ± 5.5 | 120.5 ± 6.0 | 0.120 |
| Daytime DBP (mmHg) | 73.8 ± 4.7 | 69 ± 6.1 | 0.001 |
| Nighttime SBP (mmHg) | 107.2 ± 7.4 | 103.7 ± 7.2 | 0.010 |
| Nighttime DBP (mmHg) | 63.2 ± 5.4 | 57.2 ± 5.7 | 0.001 |
| Systolic dipping (n,%) | 33 (67.3%) | 39 (78.0%) | 0.230 |
| Diastolic dipping (n,%) | 25 (51.0%) | 37 (74.0%) | 0.010 |
| Any dipping (n, %) | 40 (81.6%) | 46 (92%) | 0.127 |
BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBS, fasting blood sugar; FT3, triiodothyronine; FT4, free thyroxine; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SH, subclinic hypothyroidism; TG, triglyceride; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone.