Euthyroid N=720 SCH N=194 P value
Age 34±7.6† 35.8±7.4† 0.003
Obesity
Waist(cm)
BMI(Kg/M2)
Abdominal obesity Prevalence (%)
BMI>30( Kg/M2)
84.5±12.2†
26.9±5.1†
20.7
23.1
86.9±12†
27.9±5.1†
26.3
28.9
0.01
0.002
0.05
0.06
High blood Pressure
Systolic(mmHg)
diastolic(mmHg)
High blood pressure prevalence (%)
HBP treatment prevalence (%)
BP>130/85 prevalence (%)
109±13.9†
69.3±11†
2.1
2.8
5.3
111.2±14.1†
71.1±11†
3.6
3.61
7.61
0.012
0.008
NS
NS
NS
Blood Lipid
Total cholesterol(mg/dl)
TG(mg/dl)
LDL cholesterol(mg/dl)
HDL cholesterol(mg/dl)
Chl≥150mg/dl (%)
Chl≤50 mg/dl (%)
TG≥150mg/dl (%)
184.8±41.7†
140.2±97.7†
111.2±35.8†
45.7±13.2†
80.6
64.1
30.5
185±38.2†
148.8±100.1†
111.6±33.9†
43.9±12†
85
71
40.4
NS
NS
NS
0.01
NS
0.04
0.006
Blood sugar
FBS(mg/dl)
Insulin
HOMA-IR
Diabetic Mellitus (%)
FBS>100mg/dl (%)
Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome score
Metabolic Syndrome prevalence (%)
85.9±27.2†
9.2±9.9†
2.2±3.1†
4.6
17.6
76.6
1.3±1.6†
16.9
89.3±21.7†
8.2±5.4†
1.9±1.8†
5.2
16.6
23.4
1.6±1.2†
19.2
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
0.013
NS
SCH: Women with subclinical hypothyroidism; † mean ± SD
Table 1: The basic and metabolic characteristics of study subjects according to the thyroid status.