Impact of Weight Reduction on Thyroid Function and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver among Egyptian Adolescents with Obesity
Table 3
Correlation between different clinical and laboratory variables.
Variables
ΔBMI (z-score)
ΔTSH
ΔT4
ΔHbA1c
ΔTG
Δcholesterol
ΔHDL
ΔLDL
ΔALT
Age
−0.161
−0.090
−0.113
−0.115
−0.405
−0.403
0.111
−0.299
−0.219
ΔBMI (z-score)
—
0.610
0.353
0.373
0.343
0.487
−0.330
0.407
0.416
ΔTSH
—
—
0.561
0.511
0.493
0.588
−0.273
0.536
0.446
ΔT4
—
—
—
0.484
0.339
0.168
−0.238
0.302
0.439
ΔHbA1c
—
—
—
—
0.387
0.455
−0.158
0.347
0.403
ΔTG
—
—
—
—
—
0.786
−0.115
0.792
0.579
Δcholesterol
—
—
—
—
—
—
−0.134
0.787
0.463
ΔHDL
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
−0.323
−0.468
ΔLDL
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.659
values are based on Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Statistical significance at . Δ, the overall change in the given value. Bold represents the significant improvement after weight reduction measures.