TABLE 7.

Multivariable‐adjusted associations between thyroid function and blood pressure and pulse rate in women

	Peripheral SBP, mmHg		Peripheral DBP, mmHg		Peripheral PP, mmHg		Pulse rate, beats/min		Central SBP, mmHg		Central DBP, mmHg		Central PP, mmHg
	β ± SE	p	β ± SE	p	β ± SE	p	β ± SE	p	β ± SE	p	β ± SE	p	β ± SE	p
lnFT3, pmol/l	3.92 ± 2.88	.17	1.05 ± 1.95	.58	2.87 ± 1.85	.12	4.65 ± 1.68	.006	2.24 ± 2.73	.41	1.19 ± 1.94	.54	0.93 ± 1.49	.53
lnFT4, pmol/l	−0.40 ± 2.83	.89	−0.86 ± 1.87	.64	0.46 ± 1.82	.80	−0.58 ± 1.68	.73	4.54 ± 2.67	.09	1.56 ± 1.91	.42	2.96 ± 1.46	.04
lnTT3, nmol/l	1.89 ± 2.45	.44	0.71 ± 1.62	.66	1.18 ± 1.57	.45	2.06 ± 1.44	.15	1.83 ± 2.31	.43	1.60 ± 1.65	.33	0.25 ± 1.27	.84
lnTT4, nmol/l	0.16 ± 3.74	.97	1.34 ± 2.47	.59	−1.80 ± 2.40	.62	3.74 ± 2.20	.09	3.17 ± 3.53	.37	1.04 ± 2.51	.68	2.20 ± 1.93	.26
lnTSH, μIU/ml	−0.05 ± 0.87	.95	1.18 ± 0.57	.04	−1.23 ± 0.55	.03	−0.50 ± 0.51	.33	−0.52 ± 0.82	.52	0.29 ± 0.58	.61	−0.85 ± 0.45	.06

Values were adjusted for age, body mass index, alcohol intake, current smoking, former smoking, antihypertensive treatment, diabetes mellitus, and heart rate (where applicable).