International Journal of Endocrinology / 2014 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Association of High Vitamin D Status with Low Circulating Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Independent of Thyroid Hormone Levels in Middle-Aged and Elderly Males Table 1 Clinical and laboratory characteristics of the participants.
Characteristics Male (
) Female (
) Total (
) Age (years) 59.22 ± 9.03 59.04 ± 8.20 59.11 ± 8.53 BMI (kg/m2 ) 24.93 ± 3.38 24.66 ± 3.36 24.76 ± 3.37 Serum 25 (OH)D (nmol/L) 47.50 (38.00–59.00) 42.90 (35.15–53.11)* 44.68 (36.20–55.30) Serum FT3 (pmol/L) 4.34 (3.99–4.69) 4.31 (3.98–4.72) 4.32 (3.98–4.69) Serum FT4 (pmol/L) 15.87 (13.10–18.03) 15.81 (13.22–17.95) 15.83 (13.18–17.97) Serum TSH (μ IU/mL) 2.06 (1.36–3.30) 3.03 (1.89–4.60)* 2.65 (1.62–4.10) Serum TPOAb (IU/mL) 3.09 (1.07–11.08) 4.18 (1.24–16.28) 3.66 (1.15–14.34) Serum TgAb (IU/mL) 10.08 (6.87–19.22) 13.19 (7.90–35.66)* 12.06 (7.31–27.00) Thyroid volume (mL) 8.44 (6.82–10.06) 7.24 (5.83–8.82) 7.74 (6.16–9.40) Presence of thyroid nodule(s) (n (%)) 174 (31.02%) 339 (39.28%)* 513 (36.03%) Current smokers (n (%)) 252 (44.92%) 16 (1.85%)* 268 (18.82%)
Significantly different from males, P < 0.01.