Effect of Metformin on Anthropometric Measurements and Hormonal and Biochemical Profile in Patients with Prediabetes

Table 5

Impact of effect on other hormones in prediabetic participants ().

Variable	Baseline	After 12 months	Adjusted value (GLM)
	Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Female			0.054
Male			0.883
Cortisol
Female			0.869
Male			0.542
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
Female			0.008
Male			0.733
Free thyroxine (FT4)
Female			0.311
Male			0.876

The changes in the parameters are adjusted for age and waist circumference at the baseline. GLM: general linear model procedure.