Are Plasma Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Levels Associated with Degree of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Euthyroid Obese Patients? A Turkish Cohort Study

Table 5

The relationship between plasma TSH levels and the presence of metabolic syndrome and its components in all patients and subgroups.

Groups	TSH (mIU/mL)-metabolic syndrome	TSH (mIU/mL)-fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)	TSH (mIU/mL)- hypertension	TSH (mIU/mL)-triglyceride (mg/dL)	TSH (mIU/mL)-HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
All patients	𝑃=0.47	𝑟=0.057; 𝑃=0.24	𝑃=0.49	𝑟=0.052; 𝑃=0.33	𝑟=−0.101; 𝑃=0.011
Group 1	𝑃=0.36	𝑟=0.093; 𝑃=0.61	𝑃=0.36	𝑟=0.041; 𝑃=0.08	𝑟=−0.137; 𝑃=0.86
Group 2	𝑃=0.63	𝑟=0.069; 𝑃=0.06	𝑃=0.17	𝑟=0.021; 𝑃=0.052	𝑟=−0.053; 𝑃=0.49
Group 3	𝑃=0.09	𝑟=−0.052; 𝑃=0.054	𝑃=0.51	𝑟=0.113; 𝑃=0.91	𝑟=−0.144; 𝑃=0.56
Group 4	𝑃=0.16	𝑟=0.074; 𝑃=0.98	𝑃=0.92	𝑟=0.059; 𝑃=0.048	𝑟 = −0.23; 𝑃 = 0.018
Group 5	𝑃=0.27	𝑟=0.6; 𝑃=0.23	𝑃=0.63	𝑟=0.051; 𝑃=0.17	𝑟 = −0.85; 𝑃 = 0.49