Research Article

The Association of Thyroid Nodules with Metabolic Status: A Cross-Sectional SPECT-China Study

Table 1

General characteristics of all subjects with and without thyroid nodules.

MenWomen
TN(−)TN(+)TN(−)TN(+)

N (%)2417 (58.7)1700 (41.3)2516 (43.5)3265 (56.5)
Age (year)51.86 ± 13.2657.25 ± 12.36<0.00148.41 ± 12.3656.19 ± 12.39<0.001
Smokers (%)53.355.60.1542.62.90.537
Metabolic factors
BMI (kg/m2)24.64 ± 3.3925.19 ± 3.23<0.00123.74 ± 3.6524.70 ± 3.56<0.001
WC (cm)83.43 ± 9.5385.65 ± 9.59<0.00175.80 ± 9.6579.45 ± 9.95<0.001
WHR0.89 ± 0.070.90 ± 0.08<0.0010.82 ± 0.070.85 ± 0.11<0.001
FPG (mmol/L)5.62 ± 1.385.82 ± 1.680.0015.43 ± 1.155.68 ± 1.48<0.001
HOMA-IR1.46 ± 2.941.54 ± 2.570.0111.45 ± 1.821.65 ± 1.99<0.001
HbA1c (%)5.55 ± 0.945.73 ± 1.11<0.0015.33 ± 0.835.57 ± 0.95<0.001
LDL (mmol/L)3.05 ± 0.763.12 ± 0.750.0012.99 ± 0.793.15 ± 0.81<0.001
HDL (mmol/L)1.37 ± 0.321.33 ± 0.32<0.0011.49 ± 0.301.46 ± 0.320.007
TG (mmol/L)1.88 ± 2.011.89 ± 1.680.0231.40 ± 0.961.59 ± 1.36<0.001
TC (mmol/L)5.14 ± 1.125.17 ± 1.110.3315.04 ± 1.015.25 ± 1.21<0.001
SBP (mmHg)133.40 ± 20.69136.22 ± 20.89<0.001126.28 ± 21.66134.02 ± 22.35<0.001
DBP (mmHg)82.02 ± 12.9982.44 ± 13.040.31076.41 ± 12.7378.45 ± 12.99<0.001
Metabolic diseases
Met-S (%)18.324.1<0.00120.232.5<0.001
Obesity (%)15.219.10.00111.116.5<0.001
Central obesity (%)26.433.4<0.00134.148.7<0.001
Diabetes (%)12.918.6<0.0018.514.9<0.001
Hyperlipidaemia (%)40.247.2<0.00126.537.5<0.001
Hypertension (%)47.857.6<0.00132.849.1<0.001
NAFLD (%)29.735.7<0.00119.125.8<0.001
Thyroid hormones
TSH (mIU/L)2.44 ± 2.682.47 ± 3.760.5863.12 ± 4.773.01 ± 2.800.748
T3 (nmol/L)1.80 ± 0.561.79 ± 0.500.5811.72 ± 0.391.76 ± 0.41<0.001
T4 (nmol/L)112.80 ± 22.42115.19 ± 23.810.001113.63 ± 20.59116.33 ± 20.55<0.001
TPOAb (U/ml)66.26 ± 198.5176.14 ± 217.03<0.001139.92 ± 339.82139.42 ± 333.460.177
TgAb (U/ml)26.68 ± 56.3330.77 ± 71.780.00154.41 ± 111.9154.55 ± 130.440.488

BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; WHR: waist to hip ratio; FPG: fasting blood glucose; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; Met-S: metabolic syndrome; NAFLD: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone; T3: triiodothyronine; T4: thyroxine; TPOAb: thyroid peroxidase antibody; TgAb: thyroglobulin antibody.