BMI Modulates the Effect of Thyroid Hormone on Lipid Profile in Euthyroid Adults

Table 6

Lipid profile in different TSH and BMI categories.

	BMI < 25				BMI ≥ 25
	Group 1; TSH T1	Group 2; TSH T2	Group 3; TSH T3		Group 4; TSH T1	Group 5; TSH T2	Group 6; TSH T3
TG	1.21 (0.82–1.88)	1.32 (0.93–1.95)	1.23 (0.88–1.84)	0.085	1.30 (1.81–2.76)	1.86 (1.27–2.66)	2.01 (1.37–3.18)	0.051
CHOL	4.71 ± 0.90	4.81 ± 0.95	4.93 ± 1.01	0.005	4.87 ± 0.96	4.91 ± 0.89	5.08 ± 0.94	0.149
HDL-C	1.31 ± 0.32	1.31 ± 0.34	1.35 ± 0.34	0.548	1.15 ± 0.30	1.19 ± 0.29	1.15 ± 0.30	0.203
LDL-C	2.88 ± 0.76	2.96 ± 0.82	3.03 ± 0.87	0.061	2.96 ± 0.83	3.01 ± 0.77	3.00 ± 0.86	0.944

We stratified the study group according to BMI levels: BMI < 25 kg/m²; normal-weight group; BMI ≥ 25 kg/m²: overweight/obese group. Then, we stratified each group according to serum TSH levels; all continuous parameters were presented as mean ± standard deviation, after adjustment for age and gender. For skewness distribution data, median and interquartile range was used. values were calculated from ANOVA (analysis of variance, between categories), after adjustment for age and gender. Significant associations are indicated in bold. was considered statistically significant. .