Table 2 Cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents with obesity, divided by subclinical hypothyroidism.
Subclinical hypothyroidism (n = 38) | Normal TSH (n = 256) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.4 ± 0.9 | 4.2 ± 0.8 | 0.08 |
LDL (mmol/L) | 2.9 ± 0.7 | 2.7 ± 0.7 | 0.06 |
HDL (mmol/L) | 1.0 (1.0–1.2) | 1.0 (0.9–1.2) | 0.42 |
LDL/HDL | 2.6 (2.1–3.4) | 2.5 (2.0–3.1) | 0.34 |
TAG (mmol/L) | 1.2 (1.1–1.7) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 0.01 |
Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 5.7 (5.4–5.9) | 5.7 (5.4–6.0) | 0.55 |
2 h OGTT glucose (mmol/L) | 7.8 (6.7–8.4) | 7.5 (6.8–8.7) | 0.83 |
HbA1c (mmol/L) | 35 (32–37) | 35 (33–37) | 0.99 |
HOMA-IR | 5.2 (4.1–9.7) | 5.4 (3.4–8.4) | 0.60 |
