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Table 1 General characteristics of the study population

From: Association between thyroid hormones and the components of metabolic syndrome

 

Waist circumference (inches)

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

Blood pressure (mmHg)

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

N

%

Mean ± SD

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

Total

1423

100.0

31.9

4.0

 

133.0

120.5

 

52.0

12.8

 

114.2

15.1

 

95.0

16.6

 

Free thyroxine hormone (ng/dL)

    

0.0388

  

0.0020

  

0.1873

  

0.9267

  

<.0001

 Low (< 0.80)

15

1.1

32.8

2.4

 

162.7

74.4

 

51.8

13.4

 

116.3

12.5

 

97.1

14.4

 

 Normal (low tertile) (< 1.17)

424

29.8

32.1

4.1

 

141.3

131.9

 

51.8

13.1

 

114.6

16.0

 

95.9

16.8

 

 Normal (mid tertile) (< 1.31)

488

34.3

31.8

3.9

 

133.9

118.3

 

52.1

12.2

 

113.9

15.6

 

93.8

12.2

 

 Normal (high tertile) (< 1.70)

472

33.2

31.9

4.2

 

125.2

114.9

 

52.2

13.2

 

113.9

13.9

 

94.5

17.5

 

 High (1.70≤)

24

1.7

31.8

4.1

 

102.1

53.0

 

48.2

7.2

 

116.6

11.8

 

109.4

45.2

 

Thyroid stimulating hormone (uIU/mL)

    

0.2965

  

0.9867

  

0.1489

  

0.6965

  

0.1958

 Low (< 0.50)

30

2.1

30.8

2.9

 

108.4

66.1

 

55.9

14.5

 

116.3

14.2

 

94.9

10.9

 

 Normal (low tertile) (< 1.80)

476

33.5

32.1

4.1

 

136.6

144.8

 

51.3

13.1

 

114.3

14.9

 

96.2

19.4

 

 Normal (mid tertile) (< 2.87)

468

32.9

32.1

4.0

 

131.7

111.9

 

52.1

12.5

 

113.6

14.8

 

94.6

13.4

 

 Normal (high tertile) (< 5.00)

334

23.5

31.6

4.1

 

132.0

104.4

 

52.5

12.7

 

114.7

16.0

 

94.8

18.4

 

 High (5.00≤)

115

8.1

31.7

4.0

 

132.9

96.0

 

51.6

12.3

 

114.0

14.7

 

92.1

10.8

 

Thyroid peroxidase antibody (IU/mL)

    

0.5217

  

0.5189

  

0.4016

  

0.0369

  

0.9543

 Normal (< 34)

1324

93.0

31.9

4.1

 

132.2

120.2

 

52.0

12.8

 

114.0

15.1

 

95.1

17.0

 

 High (under low FT4) (34≤)

56

3.9

31.7

4.0

 

155.3

149.2

 

50.6

12.5

 

114.4

13.1

 

92.6

10.1

 

 High (under high FT4) (34≤)

43

3.0

31.5

3.1

 

127.9

79.6

 

51.5

13.7

 

119.4

16.6

 

94.0

10.6

 

Thyroid peroxidase antibody (IU/mL)

    

0.9967

  

0.3755

  

0.5473

  

0.0827

  

0.5928

 Normal (< 34)

1324

93.0

31.9

4.1

 

132.2

120.2

 

52.0

12.8

 

114.0

15.1

 

95.1

17.0

 

 High (under low TSH) (34≤)

39

2.7

31.5

4.2

 

124.8

69.9

 

50.5

12.5

 

114.8

14.3

 

93.7

12.0

 

 High (under high TSH) (34≤)

60

4.2

31.6

3.3

 

155.5

148.5

 

51.3

13.4

 

117.7

15.2

 

93.0

9.1

 

Age

    

0.4481

  

0.0347

  

0.0217

  

<.0001

  

0.0746

 19–44

870

61.1

31.5

4.3

 

125.1

119.9

 

53.5

12.7

 

109.9

12.2

 

92.9

16.7

 

 45–64

471

33.1

32.6

3.4

 

149.0

126.9

 

50.0

13.0

 

119.9

16.6

 

98.1

15.4

 

 64<

82

5.8

32.9

3.4

 

125.4

69.6

 

47.5

9.8

 

126.1

16.8

 

98.3

19.3

 

Gender

    

<.0001

  

<.0001

  

<.0001

  

<.0001

  

<.0001

 Male

683

48.0

33.7

3.8

 

166.2

151.9

 

47.7

11.1

 

118.4

14.2

 

98.0

20.1

 

 Female

740

52.0

30.3

3.6

 

102.4

68.3

 

55.9

13.0

 

110.3

14.9

 

92.2

12.0

 

Education level

    

0.7844

  

0.5789

  

0.0002

  

0.0034

  

0.9794

 Elementary school or less

119

8.4

32.8

3.1

 

150.5

114.0

 

46.3

11.0

 

124.4

15.0

 

97.6

12.0

 

 Middle school

108

7.6

32.6

4.2

 

148.5

105.8

 

50.6

11.6

 

120.8

15.9

 

97.4

15.2

 

 High school

574

40.3

31.9

4.0

 

132.5

126.4

 

53.0

13.2

 

114.5

15.4

 

94.9

16.3

 

 College or over

622

43.7

31.6

4.2

 

127.4

118.2

 

52.3

12.7

 

110.8

13.3

 

94.1

17.8

 

Marital status

    

<.0001

  

0.5017

  

0.0569

  

0.2066

  

<.0001

 Married-cohabit

813

57.1

32.3

3.7

 

136.4

110.3

 

51.3

12.4

 

116.0

16.3

 

96.7

17.9

 

 Married-no co habit or bereaved or divorced

130

9.1

32.5

3.8

 

147.0

121.8

 

50.0

13.5

 

118.0

15.5

 

98.8

18.4

 

 Unmarried

480

33.7

31.1

4.5

 

123.5

135.2

 

53.8

12.9

 

110.1

11.5

 

91.0

12.8

 

Household income level

    

0.0328

  

0.6671

  

0.1671

  

0.0484

  

0.4857

 Quartile 1 (lowest)

346

24.3

32.5

4.3

 

137.7

125.9

 

51.3

13.0

 

116.5

16.3

 

95.2

15.3

 

 Quartile 2

336

23.6

31.8

3.8

 

124.2

100.7

 

52.5

13.2

 

113.5

14.2

 

94.8

18.1

 

 Quartile 3

386

27.1

31.9

3.8

 

137.2

115.6

 

51.0

12.4

 

113.9

14.5

 

94.3

11.8

 

 Quartile 4 (highest)

355

24.9

31.5

4.1

 

132.2

136.4

 

53.1

12.6

 

112.7

15.1

 

95.6

20.5

 

Region

    

0.0163

  

0.0112

  

0.3290

  

0.6709

  

0.7321

 Urban area

1043

73.3

31.7

3.9

 

127.4

113.4

 

52.3

12.6

 

113.6

15.1

 

94.6

16.4

 

 Rural area

380

26.7

32.5

4.3

 

148.5

137.1

 

51.1

13.2

 

115.9

14.9

 

96.0

17.2

 

Occupation

    

0.1036

  

0.7295

  

<.0001

  

0.5925

  

0.1260

 White color

445

31.3

31.9

4.1

 

132.0

117.5

 

51.7

13.2

 

111.4

13.5

 

94.9

19.3

 

 Pink color

209

14.7

32.0

3.9

 

126.2

95.8

 

52.9

12.5

 

114.1

14.1

 

94.6

13.6

 

 Blue color

315

22.1

33.0

3.6

 

157.2

147.9

 

51.4

13.3

 

120.1

15.9

 

98.6

17.6

 

 Unemployed or else

454

31.9

31.2

4.2

 

120.3

109.8

 

52.2

12.1

 

112.9

15.4

 

92.7

13.8

 

Alcohol consumption

    

0.0108

  

0.3359

  

0.2579

  

0.8845

  

0.4812

 Ever

85

6.0

32.1

3.7

 

123.2

95.3

 

51.5

13.9

 

116.0

17.3

 

95.5

11.2

 

 Never

1338

94.0

31.9

4.1

 

133.6

121.9

 

52.0

12.7

 

114.1

14.9

 

94.9

16.9

 

Smoking

    

0.0062

  

0.0025

  

0.5679

  

0.6979

  

0.3499

 Ever

603

42.4

33.5

4.1

 

167.2

146.6

 

48.8

12.8

 

117.5

15.0

 

97.2

16.3

 

 Never

820

57.6

30.8

3.6

 

107.9

88.9

 

54.2

12.3

 

111.7

14.7

 

93.3

16.7

 

Walking activity

    

0.8915

  

0.3812

  

0.4642

  

0.0845

  

0.1128

 Active

581

40.8

31.8

3.9

 

127.3

121.2

 

52.5

12.7

 

112.7

14.3

 

93.5

13.8

 

 Inactive

842

59.2

32.0

4.1

 

137.0

119.8

 

51.6

12.8

 

115.2

15.5

 

96.0

18.3

 

Stress level

    

0.1867

  

0.0485

  

0.0567

  

0.1300

  

0.5092

 High

451

31.7

31.9

4.4

 

141.3

145.7

 

51.9

12.6

 

112.6

14.0

 

95.0

18.7

 

 Middle

800

56.2

31.8

3.9

 

128.1

101.0

 

52.0

12.9

 

114.0

15.1

 

94.7

14.9

 

 Low

172

12.1

32.6

3.7

 

134.0

129.7

 

52.1

12.9

 

119.1

16.9

 

96.2

18.5