Table 2 Clinical characteristics of all cases by tertiles of free triiodothyronine

Age (years)

49.9 ± 11.9

46.1 ± 13.8

40.1 ± 10.8※☆

0.002

Gender(M/F)

14/25

11/28

9/30

0.455

FT4(pmol/L)

25.28 ± 10.26

48.41 ± 14.11※

88.78 ± 17.28※☆

< 0.001

TSH (uIU/ml)

0.01 (0.005,1.470)

0.005 (0.005, 0.010)※

0.005 (0.005, 0.010)※

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m²)

23.41 ± 3.30

23.40 ± 3.41

20.85 ± 2.82※☆

< 0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

83.17 ± 8.82

81.43 ± 10.19

77.79 ± 8.95※

0.113

SBP (mmHg)

121.46 ± 13.26

124.72 ± 10.94

121.38 ± 16.68

0.480

DBP (mmHg)

74.92 ± 9.10

75.79 ± 8.54

72.26 ± 10.21

0.221

FBG (mmol/L)

5.01 ± 1.30

5.01 ± 0.79

5.25 ± 1.09

0.541

f-INS (mU/L)

8.30 (5.50, 9.70)

7.90 (5.80, 11.1)

9.20 (7.00, 11.00)

0.367

TG (mmol/L)

1.03 ± 0.48

1.14 ± 0.58

0.79 ± 0.28※☆

0.006

TC (mmol/L)

3.91 ± 0.85

3.47 ± 0.77※

2.94 ± 0.43※☆

< 0.001

LDL (mmol/L)

2.23 ± 0.63

1.76 ± 0.62※

1.36 ± 0.38※☆

< 0.001

IL6(pg/ml)

2.20 (2.00,3.00)

2.10 (2.00,2.58)

2.60 (2.10,3.38)

0.352

HCRP (mg/L)

0.80 (0.40,1.98)

0.70 (0.30,2.20)

1.00 (0.45,2.15)

0.389

UA (umol/L)

295.90 ± 77.90

282.28 ± 56.85

300.68 ± 72.63

0.486

ALT(U/L)

24.92 ± 19.76

36.79 ± 26.95※

48.69 ± 43.93※

0.006

AST(U/L)

21.46 ± 10.29

26.36 ± 13.41

33.62 ± 21.91※

0.004

Liver fat content(%)

6.75 ± 3.45

6.14 ± 4.34

4.01 ± 2.43※☆

0.002

With NAFLD/without NAFLD

10/29

3/36

1/38※

0.004

HOMA-IR

1.70 (1.11, 2.64)

1.76 (1.19, 2.55)

2.04 (1.63, 2.54)

0.289