Serum Thyrotropin Is Positively Correlated with the Metabolic Syndrome Components of Obesity and Dyslipidemia in Chinese Adolescents
Table 4
Comparison of the components of metabolic syndrome in groups with normal TSH levels.
TSH (mIU/L)
Low-normal TSH group 1.01–2.14 ()
Mid-range TSH group 2.15–3.07 ()
High-normal TSH group 3.08–5.72 ()
Age (yr)
14 ± 1
14 ± 1
14 ± 1
0.338
Waist circumference (cm)
69.3 ± 10.4
70.5 ± 10.4
70.3 ± 10.9
0.287
BMI (kg/m2)
21.25 ± 3.88
21.60 ± 4.02
21.67 ± 4.55
0.381
FPG (mmol/L)
4.70 (4.40–5.01)
4.80 (4.40–5.00)
4.80 (4.40–5.00)
0.849
TC (mmol/L)
4.41 ± 0.73
4.50 ± 0.82
4.55 ± 0.83
0.177
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.08 ± 0.27
1.06 ± 0.26
1.05 ± 0.26
0.377
LDL-C (mmol/L)
3.35 ± 0.15
3.37 ± 0.17
3.38 ± 0.19
0.075
TG (mmol/L)
0.88 (0.63–1.25)
0.95 (0.68–1.27)
1.02 (0.71–1.42)*
0.022
SBP (mmHg)
114 ± 13
113 ± 15
116 ± 14
0.051
DBP (mmHg)
70 ± 12
69 ± 12
71 ± 10
0.079
FINS (µIU/mL)
18.00 (13.43–24.00)
18.00 (13.00–25.00)
18.00 (13.00–26.00)
0.849
HOMA-IR
3.75 (2.70–4.92)
3.76 (2.73–5.22)
3.77 (2.69–5.43)
0.986
Data are presented as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range); compared with low-normal TSH group, ; age, after adjusting for gender; waist circumference, 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.
