Serum Thyrotropin Is Positively Correlated with the Metabolic Syndrome Components of Obesity and Dyslipidemia in Chinese Adolescents
Table 1
Comparison of metabolic syndrome and its components in groups with different serum TSH levels.
TSH (mIU/L)
<1.01 ()
1.01–5.73 ()
>5.73 ()
Age (yr)
14 ± 2
14 ± 1
14 ± 2
0.689
Waist circumference (cm)
71.3 ± 10.9
70.0 ± 10.6
76.4 ± 10.7*
0.021
BMI (kg/m2)
21.68 ± 4.58
21.51 ± 4.16
23.90 ± 4.20*
0.040
FPG (mmol/L)
4.70 (4.50–5.10)
4.80 (4.40–5.00)
4.60 (4.40–5.10)
0.803
TC (mmol/L)
4.19 ± 0.85
4.49 ± 0.80
4.62 ± 0.90
0.160
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.01 ± 0.25
1.06 ± 0.26
1.04 ± 0.21
0.666
LDL-C (mmol/L)
3.30 ± 0.13
3.37 ± 0.17
3.40 ± 0.27
0.136
TG (mmol/L)
0.63 (0.52–1.16)*
0.95 (0.68–1.30)
0.82 (0.66–1.37)
0.006
SBP (mmHg)
117 ± 14
114 ± 14
113 ± 12
0.285
DBP (mmHg)
69 ± 12
70 ± 11
69 ± 11
0.508
FINS (µIU/mL)
19.00 (15.20–24.50)
18.00 (13.00–24.00)
21.00 (18.75–26.50)
0.803
HOMA-IR
3.88 (3.09–5.47)
3.76 (2.72–5.21)
4.20 (3.87–5.48)
0.939
Data are presented as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range); compared with euthyroid group, ; age, after adjusting for gender; waist circumference and BMI, after adjusting for age, gender, and HOMA-IR; HOMA-IR, after adjusting for age, gender, and BMI; others, after adjusting for age, gender, HOMA-IR, and BMI.