Research Article
Thermogenic Effect of Glucose in Hypothyroid Subjects
Table 1
Comparison of healthy and hypothyroid females: subjects’ characteristics and results of OGTT test.
| | Healthy subjects | Hypothyroid patients | value |
| | 34 | 32 | | Age (yr) | | | NS | BMI (kg/m2) | | | NS | TSH (mIU/L) | | | <0.001 | fT3 (ng/L) | | | <0.0001 | fT4 (ng/L) | | | <0.0001 | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | | | NS | Cholesterol (total) (mg/dL) | | | NS | HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | | | NS | LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | | | NS | RMR (kJ/h/kg body wt) | | | <0.0001 | TEG (kJ) | | | <0.0004 |
BGauc (mmol/L·min) | | | <0.003 |
IRIauc (mU/L·min) | | | <0.03 |
(nmol/L) | | | <0.0001 |
NAmax (nmol/L) | | | <0.0002 |
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