Research Article
Body Mass Index Is Associated with Hypercholesterolemia following Thyroid Hormone Withdrawal in Thyroidectomized Patients
Table 4
Different serial change of lipid profile according to BMI of 23 kg/m2.
| | BMI < 23 () | BMI ≥ 23 () | value | |
| Mean age (yr) | | | 0.001 | Sex | | | 0.244 | Female (%) | 18 (38.3) | 29 (61.7) | | Male (%) | 3 (21.4) | 11 (78.6) | | Preoperative serum glucose (mg/dL) | | | 0.571 | Preoperative cholesterol (mg/dL) | | | 0.224 | Preoperative uric acid (mg/dL) | | | 0.12 | ΔCholesterol (mg/dL) | | | 0.068 | TSH (LT4-off) (mU/L) | | | 0.427 | Total cholesterol (LT4-off) (mg/dL) | | | 0.015 | LDL-C (LT4-off) (mg/dL) | | | 0.025 | HDL-C (LT4-off) (mg/dL) | | | 0.899 | Triglyceride (LT4-off) (mg/dL) | | | 0.092 | F/U cholesterol (1) (mg/dL) | | | 0.059 | F/U cholesterol (2) (mg/dL) | | | 0.951 |
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TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; F/U: follow up.
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