Correlation between Insulin Resistance and Thyroid Nodule in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 3

The comparison of the characters between male and female T2DM patients with thyroid nodule ().

Variable	Male (, 50.7%)	Female (, 49.3%)	values	value
Age (years)	58.46 ± 11.03	59.82 ± 9.35	−0.94	0.348
TSH (μIU/mL)	1.99 ± 0.91	2.36 ± 1.06	−2.663	0.008
FT3 (pmol/L)	4.58 ± 0.55	4.34 ± 0.49	3.306	0.001
FT4 (pmol/L)	17.05 ± 2.15	17.04 ± 2.05	0.034	0.973
TPO (IU/mL)	9.42 ± 4.74	9.35 ± 4.38	0.104	0.918
HOMA-IR	7.02 ± 6.69	9.42 ± 8.39	−2.245	0.026
Thyroid nodule volume (mL)	0.18 ± 0.31	0.40 ± 0.67	−2.978	0.003
Thyroid nodule size (cm)	0.70 ± 0.35	0.94 ± 0.50	−2.926	<0.001

HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance; TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone; FT4: free thyroxine; FT3: free triiodothyronine; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance.