Research Article

Thyroid Dysfunction among Greek Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as a Disregarded Comorbidity

Table 3

Biochemical and anthropometric measurements in T2DM patients with and without hypothyroidism.

Type 2 diabetes mellitusHypothyroidism (±SD)Without hypothyroidism (±SD)

N (887)329558
Age65.44 ± 11.967.81 ± 9.19NS
Sex (men/women) (%)10.2/43.289.8/56.8<0.001
HbA1c7.27 ± 1.086.98 ± 0.73<0.01
BMI (Kg/m2)30.28 ± 5.1929.37 ± 5.06NS
Chol (mg/dl)184.97 ± 36.82168.17 ± 34.86<0.001
HDL (mg/dl)51.28 ± 14.1746.77 ± 11.69<0.01
LDL (mg/dl)124 ± 27.5495.39 ± 28.90NS
TG (mg/dl)141 ± 92.35138 ± 84.46NS
Waist (cm)101.64 ± 12.12102.16 ± 14.04NS
eGFR (mg/ml/min)86.68 ± 33.2584 ± 29.26NS
SBP (mmHg)120.67 ± 13.55123.25 ± 12.25NS
Wellness feeling5.37.5<0.001

The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level.