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Table 3 Associations of thyroid function with components of the metabolic syndrome in women

From: Thyroid function and metabolic syndrome in the population-based LifeLines cohort study

  

FT4

FT3

TSH

FT3FT4

 

Model

β

P

β

P

β

P

β

P

SBP

1

0.034

<0.001

0.040

<0.001

0.033

<0.001

0.006

0.455

2

0.027

<0.001

0.131

<0.001

0.025

0.001

0.081

<0.001

3

0.028

<0.001

0.137

<0.001

0.023

0.002

0.083

<0.001

4

0.054

<0.001

0.130

<0.001

0.018

0.015

0.054

<0.001

DBP

1

−0.003

0.754

0.015

0.06

0.007

0.426

0.017

0.044

2

−0.007

0.400

0.064

<0.001

0.002

0.823

0.058

<0.001

3

−0.006

0.461

0.068

<0.001

0.000

0.962

0.059

<0.001

4

0.014

0.078

0.063

<0.001

−0.004

0.658

0.037

<0.001

HDL-C

1

0.016

0.046

−0.112

<0.001

0.020

0.016

−0.106

<0.001

2

0.013

0.107

−0.079

<0.001

0.016

0.047

−0.078

<0.001

3

0.023

0.005

−0.062

<0.001

0.001

0.877

−0.071

<0.001

4

−0.016

0.034

−0.052

<0.001

0.009

0.240

−0.027

<0.001

TG

1

−0.068

<0.001

0.046

<0.001

0.078

<0.001

0.105

<0.001

2

−0.073

<0.001

0.101

<0.001

0.073

<0.001

0.154

<0.001

3

−0.083

<0.001

0.086

<0.001

0.087

<0.001

0.150

<0.001

4

−0.051

<0.001

0.078

<0.001

0.080

<0.001

0.113

<0.001

FBG

1

0.000

0.964

−0.011

0.161

0.036

<0.001

−0.003

0.731

2

−0.007

0.405

0.059

<0.001

0.029

<0.001

0.057

<0.001

3

−0.007

0.405

0.059

<0.001

0.029

<0.001

0.056

<0.001

4

0.025

0.001

0.051

<0.001

0.023

0.002

0.020

0.011

Waist

1

−0.091

<0.001

−0.011

0.175

0.018

0.032

0.081

<0.001

2

−0.096

<0.001

0.048

<0.001

0.012

0.137

0.134

<0.001

3

−0.097

<0.001

0.047

<0.001

0.014

0.084

0.133

<0.001

4

−0.004

0.380

0.024

<0.001

−0.005

0.284

0.024

<0.001

  1. Values of β are standardized regression coefficients
  2. Regression for triglycerides was performed after logarithmic transformation. Significant associations are shown in bold
  3. Model 1: crude
  4. Model 2: after adjustment for age
  5. Model 3: after adjustment for age, current smoking, alcohol consumption
  6. Model 4: after adjustment for age, BMI, current smoking, alcohol consumption