Table 1. Correlation coefficients (r) and p-values of the relationships between thyroid function (serum T3, T4, FT3, FT4, TSH concentrations, and T3/T4 and FT3/FT4 ratios) and biochemical variables (LDL, HDL, cholesterol, creatinine, GOT and GPT). Asterisks indicate significant Pearson correlation coefficients.

		LDL	HDL	Cholesterol	GOT	GPT	Creatinine
T3	r	–0.532*	0.533*	–0.604**	–0.404	–0.632**	–0.46*
	p	0.016	0.015	0.005	0.078	0.003	0.041
T4	r	0.254	–0.32	–0.119	–0.055	0.218	0.06
	p	0.28	0.169	0.617	0.817	0.355	0.802
FT3	r	–0.454*	0.407	–0.533*	–0.41	–0.64**	–0.614**
	p	0.045	0.075	0.015	0.072	0.002	0.004
FT4	r	–0.578**	0.504*	–0.756**	–0.628**	–0.623**	–0.791**
	p	0.008	0.023	0.000	0.003	0.003	0.000
FT3/FT4	r	0.425	–0.328	–0.51*	0.566*	0.395	–0.565*
	p	0.062	0.158	0.022	0.009	0.085	0.009
T3/T4	r	–0.418	0.379	–0.199	–0.31	–0.46*	–0.235
	p	0.67	0.1	0.4	0.183	0.041	0.319
TSH	r	0.374	–0.49*	0.394	0.308	0.58**	0.349
	p	0.104	0.028	0.086	0.186	0.007	0.131