Evaluation of the frequency and patterns of thyroid dysfunction in patients with metabolic syndrome

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Table 6 Correlation of thyroid hormones with metabolic syndrome components

	TSH		Free T3		Free T4
	r	P	r	P	r	P
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.04	0.63	0.05	0.59	0.09	0.34
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.05	0.57	0.01	0.90	−0.17	0.08
Waist circumference (cm)	0.01	0.88	0.02	0.82	−0.26	0.01
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl)	0.06	0.49	0.22	0.02	0.03	0.73
Triglyceride (mg/dl	0.33	0.02	0.14	0.14	0.24	0.02
High density lipoprotein (mg/dl)	0.08	0.41	0.04	0.67	−0.06	0.51

Data was expressed in the form of r (indicates strength of correlation) and P (indicates significance of correlation). P value was significant if < 0.05
TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; FT4, free thyroxine; FT3, free triiodothyronine