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

Table 6

The data of the group with plasma TSH level >2,5 mIU/mL (high normal TSH group) and of the group with plasma TSH level <2,5 mIU/mL (low normal TSH group). The data were reported as mean ± Standard deviation.

Parameters	High normal TSH group	Low normal TSH group	𝑃
Number of cases (𝑛)	142	487	0.002
TSH (mIU/mL)	3.25±0.61	1.42±0.54	0.003
BMI (kg/m^2)	36.9±6.6	35.7±7.2	0.87
Body weight (kg)	95.9±19.6	94.7±20.3	0.12
Waist circumference (cm)	109.3±13.7	108.7±14.9	0.65
Body fat percentage calculated with TANITA (%)	42.7±9.6	40.9±7.5	0.076
Cases with metabolic syndrome (𝑛)	84	246	0.24
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)	99.1±15.3	96.3±13.0	0.63
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	156.3±99.5	142.2±77.9	0.31
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	44.2±10.3	46.4±12.4	0.19
Cases with hypertension (𝑛)	25	94	0.061