Effects of Levothyroxine Replacement Therapy on Parameters of Metabolic Syndrome and Atherosclerosis in Hypothyroid Patients: A Prospective Pilot Study

Figure 4

Correlation analyses between intima media complex thickness (IMCT) and (a) thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), (b) free thyroxine (FT4), and (c) diastolic blood pressure (DBP) before and (d) DBP after LT4 replacement treatment; indicates Pearson correlation coefficient; indicates Spearman rank correlation.

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