Research Article

Serum Thyrotropin Is Positively Correlated with the Metabolic Syndrome Components of Obesity and Dyslipidemia in Chinese Adolescents

Table 1

Comparison of metabolic syndrome and its components in groups with different serum TSH levels.

TSH (mIU/L)
<1.01 ()1.01–5.73 ()>5.73 ()

Age (yr)14 ± 214 ± 114 ± 20.689
Waist circumference (cm)71.3 ± 10.970.0 ± 10.676.4 ± 10.7*0.021
BMI (kg/m2)21.68 ± 4.5821.51 ± 4.1623.90 ± 4.20*0.040
FPG (mmol/L)4.70 (4.50–5.10)4.80 (4.40–5.00)4.60 (4.40–5.10)0.803
TC (mmol/L)4.19 ± 0.854.49 ± 0.804.62 ± 0.900.160
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.01 ± 0.251.06 ± 0.261.04 ± 0.210.666
LDL-C (mmol/L)3.30 ± 0.133.37 ± 0.173.40 ± 0.270.136
TG (mmol/L)0.63 (0.52–1.16)*0.95 (0.68–1.30)0.82 (0.66–1.37)0.006
SBP (mmHg)117 ± 14114 ± 14113 ± 120.285
DBP (mmHg)69 ± 1270 ± 1169 ± 110.508
FINS (µIU/mL)19.00 (15.20–24.50)18.00 (13.00–24.00)21.00 (18.75–26.50)0.803
HOMA-IR3.88 (3.09–5.47)3.76 (2.72–5.21)4.20 (3.87–5.48)0.939

Data are presented as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range); compared with euthyroid group, ; age, after adjusting for gender; waist circumference and BMI, after adjusting for age, gender, and HOMA-IR; HOMA-IR, after adjusting for age, gender, and BMI; others, after adjusting for age, gender, HOMA-IR, and BMI.