Free Triiodothyronine and Cholesterol Levels in Euthyroid Elderly T2DM Patients
Table 3
Correlation coefficients of cholesterol and its LDL and HDL fractions to FT3 and FT4 in T2DM elderly patients controlling for age, BMI, disease duration, and HbA1c.
Control variables
Thyroid hormone
Group
Statistics
Total cholesterol
LDL cholesterol
HDL cholesterol
Age, BMI, disease duration, blood pressure, and HbA1c
FT3
IT
0.346
0.324
0.147
0.006
0.009
n.s.
OHA
−0.014
0.043
−0.038
n.s.
n.s.
n.s.
FT4
IT
−0.295
−0.241
−0.310
0.019
0.050
0.013
OHA
−0.149
−0.142
−0.119
n.s.
n.s.
n.s.
IT: insulin treated; OHA: treated by oral hypoglycaemic agents.