Research Article

Free Triiodothyronine and Cholesterol Levels in Euthyroid Elderly T2DM Patients

Table 2

Clinical parameters recorded in the IT and OHA patients: none of them differs significantly between subgroups.

IT subgroupOHA subgroup
MeanSDMeanSD

Age (years)76.24.976.55.2
BMI (Kg/m2)30.96.431.97.9
Dis-Dur (years)5.012.804.132.47
HbA1c (%)8.02.57.92.1
TC (mg/dL)184.641.6191.040.3
HDL-C (mg/dL)46.113.248.614.8
LDL-C (mg/dL)107.535.1113.236.2
TG (mg/dL)150.267.5144.174.4
SBP (mmHg)137.116.6135.716.6
DBP (mmHg)73.812.475.411.1
FT3 (pg/mL)2.730.942.800.65
FT4 (pg/mL)11.92.112.87.1
TSH (mU/L)1.451.401.371.29