Research Article

[Retracted] The Relationship between Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Insulin Resistance in Incipient Elderly Type 2 Diabetics with Normal Thyroid Function

Table 1

Comparison of clinical characteristics of different TSH patients.

GroupG1 (TSH 0.37–1.17 mIU/L)G2 (TSH 1.18–1.67 mIU/L)G3 (TSH 1.68–2.45 mIU/L)G4 (TSH 2.46–4.20 mIU/L)

N ((F/M))113 (51/62)113 (52/61)113 (59/54)114 (56/58)
Age (year)70.0 ± 7.0970.6 ± 6.9870.8 ± 8.0870.1 ± 6.58
WHR (g/cm2)0.91 ± 0.080.92 ± 0.070.93 ± 0.070.91 ± 0.08
BMI (kg/m2)25.6 ± 3.5425.8 ± 3.6326.5 ± 3.5726.7 ± 3.97a
SBP (mmHg)127 ± 15.7127 ± 14.1129 ± 14.0126 ± 13.8
DBP (mmHg)77.6 ± 9.6975.6 ± 10.577.5 ± 9.9177.0 ± 8.92
TG (mmol/L)1.90 ± 1.332.14 ± 1.542.10 ± 1.242.08 ± 1.33
TC (mmol/L)4.80 ± 1.085.13 ± 1.16a5.14 ± 1.39a5.38 ± 1.16b
LDL (mmol/L)3.12 ± 0.823.14 ± 1.053.27 ± 0.903.47 ± 0.89bd
HDL (mmol/L)1.33 ± 0.421.25 ± 0.291.26 ± 0.321.25 ± 0.28
FT3 (pmol/L)10.8 ± 6.2510.1 ± 6.5410.2 ± 6.509.53 ± 5.41
FT4 (pmol/L)12.1 ± 6.0912.0 ± 6.6711.6 ± 6.6512.6 ± 5.67
ALP (U/L)69.5 ± 15.771.4 ± 18.471.9 ± 19.673.3 ± 18.8
GGT (U/L)35.2 ± 20.933.6 ± 20.932.8 ± 20.432.3 ± 18.8
ALT (U/L)29.6 ± 18.626.3 ± 15.126.5 ± 16.627.3 ± 17.5
AST (U/L)23.1 ± 13.320.8 ± 9.3122.6 ± 13.820.9 ± 9.52
BUN (mmol/L)5.60 ± 1.305.44 ± 1.325.45 ± 1.365.45 ± 1.64
Cre (umol/L)67.2 ± 14.663.8 ± 15.464.3 ± 14.566.1 ± 20.6
UA (umol/L)307 ± 96.5305 ± 87.9314 ± 92.5312 ± 93.5

Note. Compared with G1, a, b; compared with G2, c, d; and compared with G3, e.