Table 2.

Pearson correlation analysis of various variables.

	TSH
	r	P
TC (mmol/L)	0.790	<0.01
LDL-C (mmol/L)	0.697	<0.01
TG (mmol/L)	0.485	<0.01
HDL-C (mmol/L)	−0.175	0.163
APN (µg/L)	−0.798	<0.01
Chemerin (pg/mL)	0.816	<0.01
TNF-α (ng/L)	0.818	<0.01
ET (nmol/L)	0.684	<0.01
NO (µmol/L)	−0.727	<0.01

APN, adiponectin; ET-1, endothelin; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NO, nitric oxide; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone.