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

Table 3

Correlation between various clinical parameters and serum cholesterol level after thyroid hormone withdrawal.

	Cholesterol after THW
	𝑟	𝑃 value
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.263	0.041
Age (yr)	0.204	0.115
Gender	0.035	0.791
TSH (LT4-off) (mU/L)	0.168	0.196
Preoperative cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.685	0.001
F/U cholesterol (1) (mg/dL)	0.274	0.036
F/U cholesterol (2) (mg/dL)	0.124	0.439
LDL-C (LT4-off) (mg/dL)	0.966	0.001

TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone; F/U: follow up; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.