Table 5 Age-specific associations between TSH and lipid profiles in elderly people (n = 2460).

Age group (years)	Coefficient estimates^a (P value)^b	Association of TSH with lipid profiles
Age group (years)	Coefficient estimates^a (P value)^b	TC (mmol/L)	TGs (mmol/L)	LDL-C (mmol/L)	HDL-C (mmol/L)
65–70	^β (P value)	0.021 0.003	0.005 0.525	0.019 0.001	0.004 0.127
71–80	^β (P value)	0.033 < 0.001	0.018 < 0.001	0.021 < 0.001	0.003 0.182
> 80	^β (P value)	0.024 0.203	0.016 0.234	0.028 0.066	− 0.004 0.625
Total	^β (P value)	0.027 < 0.001	0.007 0.001	0.020 < 0.001	0.003 0.060

TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; TC, total cholesterol; TGs, triglycerides; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol.
^aMultiple linear regression analysis on the association between TSH and lipid profiles after adjusting for age, gender, height, weight, BMI and HbA1c.
^bP value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant.

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