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Table 3 Correlation analysis of thyroid function and serum lipid parameters in total patients and euthyroidic patients

From: Thyroid stimulating hormone, independent of thyroid hormone, can elevate the serum total cholesterol level in patients with coronary heart disease: a cross-sectional design

total patients

LogTC

LogTG

LogLDL

LogHDL

FT3

Unadjusted

r = -0.125

r = -0.010

r = -0.053

r = -0.132

P = 0.003

P = 0.810

P = 0.212

P = 0.002

Adjusted*

r = -0.122

r = -0.021

r = -0.057

r = -0.098

P = 0.007

P = 0.646

P = 0.210

P = 0.030

FT4

Unadjusted

r = -0.190

r = -0.046

r = -0.084

r = -0.184

P = 0.000

P = 0.269

P = 0.047

P = 0.000

Adjusted*

r = -0.197

r = -0.035

r = -0.105

r = -0.176

P = 0.000

P = 0.442

P = 0.021

P = 0.000

TSH

Unadjusted

r = 0.160

r = 0.085

r = 0.047

r = 0.102

P = 0.000

P = 0.044

P = 0.269

P = 0.015

Adjusted*

r = 0.146

r = 0.051

r = 0.074

r = 0.069

P = 0.001

P = 0.261

P = 0.103

P = 0.131

Adjusted**

r = 0.095

r = 0.044

r = 0.048

r = 0.020

P = 0.036

P = 0.337

P = 0.295

P = 0.658

euthyroidic patients

LogTC

LogTG

LogLDL

LogHDL

FT3

Unadjusted

r = -0.150

r = -0.113

r = -0.102

r = 0.052

P = 0.001

P = 0.015

P = 0.029

P = 0.269

Adjusted*

r = -0.190

r = -0.072

r = -0.141

r = -0.031

P = 0.000

P = 0.153

P = 0.005

P = 0.537

FT4

Unadjusted

r = -0.012

r = -0.043

r = -0.008

r = 0.140

P = 0.004

P = 0.355

P = 0.859

P = 0.003

Adjusted*

r = -0.011

r = -0.057

r = -0.020

r = 0.120

P = 0.003

P = 0.255

P = 0.690

P = 0.017

TSH

Unadjusted

r = 0.055

r = 0.199

r = 0.003

r = 0.002

P = 0.040

P = 0.000

P = 0.955

P = 0.974

Adjusted*

r = 0.050

r = 0.185

r = 0.012

r = -0.010

P = 0.018

P = 0.001

P = 0.815

P = 0.847

Adjusted**

r = 0.049

r = 0.190

r = 0.011

r = -0.019

  

P = 0.027

P = 0.007

P = 0.821

P = 0.707

  1. TC, TG, LDL, and HDL were transformed to their natural logarithm to optimize the models. P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant.
  2. * Adjusted for sex, age, smoking status and FPG.
  3. ** Adjusted for sex, age, smoking status, FPG and thyroid hormones.