Table 1Baseline Characteristics of the Study Participants
Characteristic |
Value |
Age, yr |
47.9±11.3 |
Sex, male:female |
54:100 (35.1:64.9) |
BMI, kg/m2
|
23.7±3.0 |
Ghrelin, ng/mL |
867 (727-1,062) |
Leptin, ng/mL |
9.2 (4.9-18.8) |
Insulin, µIU/mL |
12.1 (7.7-20.8) |
FPG, mg/dL |
100.8±16.6 |
HbA1c, % |
5.9±0.6 |
TC, mg/dL |
180.1±48.0 |
Triglyceride, mg/dL |
147.0±118.5 |
HOMA-IR |
2.98 (1.82-4.79) |
FT4, ng/dL |
2.0 (1.1-5.6) |
TSH, µU/mL |
0.015 (0.01-2.24) |
Table 2Differences of Adipokines and Other Clinical Variables according to Thyroid Function
Variable |
Hyperthyroidism (n=57) |
Normal (n=61) |
Hypothyroidism (n=36) |
P value |
Age, yr |
47.1±11.6 |
47.1±11.1 |
50.6±11.0 |
0.272 |
Sex, male:female |
23:34 (42.6:34) |
19:42 (22.2:24) |
12:24 (35.2:42) |
0.560 |
BMI, kg/m2
|
23.9±2.9 |
23.6±2.8 |
23.5±3.4 |
0.851 |
Ghrelin, ng/mL |
822 (713-1,019) |
905 (790-1,130) |
822 (680-1,056) |
0.091 |
Leptin, ng/mL |
9.1 (4.8-19.2) |
10.1 (6.3-19.1) |
8.1 (4.8-18.5) |
0.968 |
Insulin, µIU/mL |
26.4±34 |
16.1±12.3 |
19.1±20.1 |
0.066 |
FPG, mg/dL |
102.6±19 |
99±14.3 |
100.8±16.4 |
0.569 |
HbA1c, % |
5.9±0.7 |
5.9±0.5 |
5.9±0.3 |
0.982 |
TC, mg/dL |
185.3±52.4 |
173±45 |
185±47.8 |
0.539 |
Triglyceride, mg/dL |
201.2±178.9 |
122.8±73.6 |
119.2±46.9 |
0.036 |
HOMA-IR |
6.7±9.7 |
3.8±2.8 |
4.4±4.5 |
0.068 |
FT4, ng/dL |
4.4±2.3 |
1.1±0.2 |
0.7±0.4 |
<0.001 |
TSH, µU/mL |
0.43±1.77 |
2.7±1.71 |
12.49±17.47 |
<0.001 |
Table 3Bivariate Correlation between Adipokine and Other Clinical Variables
Variable |
Ghrelin |
Leptin |
Insulin |
Correlation coefficient |
P value |
Correlation coefficient |
P value |
Correlation coefficient |
P value |
Age, yr |
-0.253 |
0.002 |
0.093 |
0.251 |
-0.120 |
0.084 |
BMI, kg/m2
|
-0.306 |
<0.001 |
0.351 |
<0.001 |
0.173 |
0.045 |
Ghrelin, ng/mL |
|
|
-0.007 |
0.935 |
-0.273 |
0.001 |
Leptin, ng/mL |
-0.007 |
0.935 |
|
|
0.100 |
0.217 |
Insulin, µIU/mL |
-0.273 |
0.001 |
0.100 |
0.217 |
|
|
FPG, mg/dL |
-0.221 |
0.022 |
-0.022 |
0.799 |
0.065 |
0.457 |
HbA1c, % |
0.004 |
0.981 |
0.154 |
0.369 |
0.134 |
0.437 |
TC, mg/dL |
0.001 |
0.981 |
0.125 |
0.266 |
-0.145 |
0.197 |
Triglyceride, mg/dL |
-0.221 |
0.078 |
0.428 |
0.021 |
0.289 |
0.128 |
HOMA-IR |
-0.236 |
0.007 |
-0.048 |
0.584 |
0.815 |
<0.001 |
TSH |
-0.032 |
0.716 |
0.009 |
0.914 |
-0.058 |
0.506 |
FT4 |
0.004 |
0.965 |
-0.118 |
0.171 |
0.123 |
0.153 |