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Table 3 Correlation analysis of thyroid hormone and body fat content and lipid metabolism

From: Association of thyroid hormone with body fat content and lipid metabolism in euthyroid male patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study

Variable

TSH

Free T3

Free T4

r

P value

r

P value

r

P value

BMI

0.19

0.127

0.45

< 0.001

0.09

0.487

WHR

0.20

0.100

0.27

0.028

0.04

0.733

BFP

0.20

0.113

0.33

0.007

0.18

0.146

VFC

0.11

0.397

0.30

0.014

0.02

0.904

TG

0.21

0.096

0.22

0.082

−0.16

0.205

TC

0.36

0.003

0.14

0.271

0.17

0.180

HDL

0.13

0.301

0.19

0.135

0.26

0.038

LDL

0.19

0.134

0.02

0.892

0.26

0.036

Adiponectin

0.08

0.515

0.25

0.045

0.28

0.023

Leptin

0.16

0.204

0.17

0.169

0.16

0.202

Visfatin

0.02

0.902

−0.12

0.333

−0.01

0.920

TNF-α

0.08

0.506

0.47

< 0.001

0.24

0.056

IL-6

0.01

0.913

0.32

0.008

0.05

0.696

Homocysteine

0.13

0.300

−0.05

0.675

0.02

0.868

UA

0.07

0.580

0.03

0.827

0.05

0.686

  1. *BFP: body fat percentage; BMI: body mass index; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; WHR: waist-hip ratio; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; UA: uric acid; VFC: visceral fat content