BioMed Research International

Research Article

[Retracted] Free Triiodothyronine Is Independently Associated with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Hospitalized Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Table 4

Multiple linear regression analysis of parameters associated with FT3.
VariableNo NAFLD ()NAFLD ()
Age-0.016<0.01-0.023<0.01
T2DM duration////
BMI0.03<0.05//
SBP (mmHg)////
DBP (mmHg)////
FINS (pmol/L)////
FCP (nmol/L)////
2h-CP (nmol/L)////
ABG (mmol/L)-0.039<0.01-0.300<0.01
FBG (mmol/L)////
2hBG (mmol/L)////
HbA1c-0.069<0.01-0.075<0.01
HOMA-IR////
HOMA-β////
TSH (mU/L)-0.020<0.05-0.022<0.05
FT4 (pmol/L)//-0.028<0.05
ALT (U/L)//0.006<0.01
AST (U/L)////
GGT (U/L)//0.003<0.05
UN (mmol/L)-0.041<0.01//
CR (μmol/L)//-0.005<0.01
UA (μmol/L)////
TG (mmol/L)-0.006<0.05//
TC (mmol/L)//0.085<0.05
HDL-C (mmol/L)////
LDL-C (mmol/L)0.090<0.050.187<0.01
GFR (mL min-1 1.73 m-2)////
BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FINS: fasting insulin; FCP: fasting C peptide; ABG: admission blood glucose; FBG: fasting blood glucose; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; FT3: free triiodothyronine; FT4: free four iodothyronine; ALT: alanine transferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; GGT: glutamyl transpeptidase; UN: urea nitrogen; CR: creatinine; UA: uric acid; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; CRP: C-reactive protein; 2hBG: 2 h blood glucose; 2hINS: 2 h insulin; 2h-CP: 2 h C peptide; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance; HOMA-β: homeostasis model assessment-β. was considered statistically significant.