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Table 2 Thyroid dysfunction and dyslipidemia in different CKD stages

From: Thyroid dysfunction and dyslipidemia in chronic kidney disease patients

Variables

All patients N = 360

Stage 3 N = 144

Stage 4 N = 156

Stage 5 N = 60

P value

Thyroid status

 Euthyroidism

61.4 % (221)

29.4 % (106)

24.7 % (89)

7.2 % (26)

<0.001

 Subclinical hypothyroidism

27.2 % (98)

6.1 % (22)

13.9 % (50)

7.2 % (26)

<0.001

 Overt hypothyroidism

8.1 % (29)

2.5 % (9)

3.3 % (12)

2.2 % (8)

0.232

 Subclinical hyperthyroidism

3.3 % (12)

1.9 % (7)

1.4 % (5)

-

0.21

Hypercholesterolemia (Total cholesterol > 200 mg/dL)

34.4 % (124)

15.5 % (56)

14.1 % (51)

4.7 % (17)

0.292

Low HDL cholesterol (HDL cholesterol <40 mg/dL)

34.1 % (123)

13.3 % (48)

15.5 % (56)

5.2 % (19)

0.811

Undesirable LDL cholesterol (LDL cholesterol > 100 mg/dL)

35 % (126)

15.5 % (56)

13.8 % (50)

5.5 % (20)

0.443

Hypertriglyceridemia (Triglyceride > 200 mg/dL)

36.6 % (132)

13.8 % (50)

16.6 % (60)

6.1 % (22)

0.798

  1. The data is presented as percentage (number). P value was calculated among CKD stages 3–5 for different variables using chi square test at 95 % confidence interval