Table 2. Correlation of Subclinical Hypothyroidism With Clinical, Metabolic, and Hormonal Parameters .
rs: Spearman's rank correlation coefficient
*≤ 0.05 p-value
**≤ 0.001 p-value
BMI: body mass index; FBS: fasting blood sugar; FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; LH: luteinizing hormone; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; WHR: waist-hip ratio
| CORRELATION | ||
| Clinical, metabolic, and hormonal parameters | TSH | |
| WHR | rs | . 223 |
| P | .035** | |
| Weight | rs | .483 |
| P | < 0.001** | |
| BMI | rs | .665 |
| P | < 0.001 ** | |
| LH | rs | -.147 |
| p | .166 | |
| FSH | rs | .137 |
| P | .198 | |
| Testosterone | rs | -.004 |
| P | .971 | |
| Insulin | rs | .452 |
| P | < 0.001 ** | |
| HOMA-IR | rs | .440 |
| P | < 0.001 ** | |
| FBS | rs | .136 |
| P | .201 | |