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

Table 5

Comparison of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in groups with normal TSH levels.

	TSH (mIU/L)
	1.01–2.14 ()	2.15–3.07 ()	3.08–5.72 ()
Overweight/obesity
Prevalence (%)	19.4	24.6	21.9	0.315
OR	0.752	Ref.	0.827
Hyperglycemia
Prevalence (%)	5.9	6.6	6.6	0.923
OR	0.988	Ref.	0.990
Hypertension
Prevalence (%)	15.7	17.4	19.8	0.439
OR	0.931	Ref.	1.166
Low HDL-C
Prevalence (%)	40.8	48.9	49.3	0.070
OR	0.681*	Ref.	1.020
High TG
Prevalence (%)	7.3	10.5	11.7	0.179
OR	0.728	Ref.	1.004
MS
Prevalence (%)	4.9	9.2	9.0	0.099
OR	0.618	Ref.	0.722

Ref. is control group; compared with mid-range TSH group, ; the prevalence of overweight/obesity, after adjusting for age, gender, and HOMA-IR; others, after adjusting for age, gender, HOMA-IR, and BMI.