Body Mass Index Is Associated with Hypercholesterolemia following Thyroid Hormone Withdrawal in Thyroidectomized Patients

Table 2

Serial changes of thyroid function test results and lipid profiles after thyroid hormone withdrawal.

	P0 (𝑛=61)	P1 (𝑛=61)	P2 (𝑛=61)	P3 (𝑛=41)
TSH (mU/L)	1.6±1.0	82.4±41.3	0.3±1.1	0.2±0.4
T3 (ng/mL)	1.1±0.1	0.5±0.3	1.1±0.2	1.1±0.1
Free T4 (ng/dL)	1.1±0.2	0.5±0.2	1.7±0.4	1.5±0.3
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	194.8±39.8	249.1±58.0	186.8±31.4	179.4±34.2
Triglyceride (mg/dL)		129.8±54.6	118.4±56.1	115.7±63.4
HDL-C (mg/dL)		56.3±13.0	49.6±9.6	51.1±10.1
LDL-C (mg/dL)		167.7±52.0	113.9±28.6	103.0±30.8
Follow-up duration (months)		N/C	5.9±1.0	15.9±3.7

TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.