Table 1: Clinical and laboratory data of study participants.

Control Subclinical hypothyroidism n 20 20 Age (years) 47.20 ± 11.73 49.12 ± 10.85 Male (%) 50 50 BMI (Kg/m2) 21.30 ± 3.65 23.70 ± 3.20 TC (mmol/L) 4.28 ± 0.37 6.42 ± 0.84* HDL (mmol/L) 1.51 ± 0.27 1.01 ± 0.19 LDL (mmol/L) 2.05 ± 0.43 4.61 ± 0.95* TG (mmol/L) 1.72 ± 0.40 2.03 ± 0.69 TC/HDL 0.09 ± 0.03 0.16 ± 0.05* TSH (mIU/L) 1.71 ± 0.78 11.62 ± 2.33* T3 (nmol/L) 1.26 ± 0.23 1.15 ± 0.70 fT4 (pmol/L) 18.70 ± 5.54 19.09 ± 5.67

Data are expressed as mean ± SD. *P < 0.001. BMI: body mass index; TC: total cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; TG: triglyceride; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; T3: triiodothyronine; fT4: free thyroxine.