Association between sensitivity to thyroid hormones and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Table 2 Correlations between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and thyroid parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Variables		All		Male		Female
		r	P value	r	P value	r	P value
FT3 (pg/mL)	Model 1	-0.090a	0.005	-0.153a	0.001	-0.062	0.147
	Model 2	-0.128a	< 0.001	-0.187a	< 0.001	-0.095	0.027
	Model 3	-0.113a	< 0.001	-0.168a	< 0.001	-0.082	0.059
FT4 (ng/dL)	Model 1	-0.008	0.795	-0.115b	0.015	0.014	0.737
	Model 2	-0.013	0.693	-0.118b	0.013	0.012	0.78
	Model 3	-0.024	0.451	-0.14a	0.003	0	0.991
TSH (uIU/mL)	Model 1	0.073b	0.022	0.141a	0.003	0.007	0.867
	Model 2	0.079b	0.014	0.143a	0.002	0.016	0.714
	Model 3	0.093a	0.004	0.154a	0.001	0.024	0.575
FT3/FT4	Model 1	-0.051	0.107	-0.019	0.694	-0.075	0.078
	Model 2	-0.076b	0.017	-0.037	0.441	-0.101b	0.019
	Model 3	-0.033	0.301	-0.003	0.942	-0.052	0.228
TT4RI	Model 1	0.076b	0.018	0.121b	0.01	0.037	0.394
	Model 2	0.079b	0.013	0.121b	0.011	0.044	0.308
	Model 3	0.088a	0.006	0.129a	0.007	0.046	0.286
TSHI	Model 1	0.085a	0.008	0.129a	0.006	0.052	0.224
	Model 2	0.087a	0.006	0.129a	0.007	0.058	0.175
	Model 3	0.103a	0.001	0.14a	0.003	0.069	0.111
TFQI	Model 1	0.078b	0.014	0.029	0.539	0.121a	0.004
	Model 2	0.074b	0.02	0.024	0.612	0.121a	0.005
	Model 3	0.065b	0.044	0.014	0.777	0.109b	0.011

^aP < 0.01.

^bP < 0.05.

Model 1 was an unadjusted analysis. Model 2 was adjusted for age and sex. Model 3 was adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, and glycosylated hemoglobin. FT3: Free triiodothyronine; FT4: Free thyrotropin; TSH: Thyroid-stimulating hormone; TSHI: Thyroid-stimulating hormone index; TT4RI: Thyrotrophic T4 resistance index; TFQI: Thyroid feedback quantile-based index.