Independent associations of thyroid-related hormones with hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance in euthyroid overweight/obese Chinese adults

Table 2 Pearson’s correlation coefficients of FT3, FT4 and TSH with clinical features and hepatic steatosis

Variables	FT3		FT4		TSH
Variables	r	p-value	r	p-value	r	p-value
Age (years)	−0.271	0.011*	−0.147	0.171	−0.199	0.063
SBP (mmHg)	0.247	0.021*	0.258	0.016*	0.027	0.806
DBP (mmHg)	−0.022	0.841	0.121	0.266	0.095	0.382
WC (cm)	0.487	< 0.001*	0.315	0.003*	0.007	0.946
BMI (kg/m²)	0.5	< 0.001*	0.289	0.006*	−0.008	0.938
WHtR	0.405	< 0.001*	0.228	0.035*	0.003	0.979
FPG (mmol/L)	−0.04	0.712	−0.157	0.145	−0.239	0.025*
Fins(pmol/L)	0.376	< 0.001*	−0.002	0.984	0.069	0.526
HOMA−IR	0.366	< 0.001*	−0.034	0.757	−0.021	0.849
TC (mmol/L)	−0.039	0.722	−0.056	0.611	−0.121	0.273
TG (mmol/L)	0.218	0.047*	0.173	0.116	0.014	0.900
HDL-c (mmol/L)	−0.15	0.173	−0.052	0.641	0.132	0.232
LDL-c (mmol/L)	−0.019	0.865	−0.066	0.553	−0.109	0.325
TSH (mIU/L)	−0.081	0.454	−0.158	0.142	−	−
FLI score	0.492	< 0.001*	0.322	0.003*	−0.03	0.785
CAP (dB/m)	0.278	0.009*	0.072	0.504	0.037	0.731

SBP systolic pressure, DBP diastolic pressure, WC waist circumference, BMI body mass index, WHtR Waist-To-Height Ratio, FPG fasting plasma glucose, Fins Fasting Insulin, HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, HDL-c high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-c low density lipoprotein cholesterol, TSH thyroid stimulating hormone, FLI Fatty Liver Index, CAP controlled attenuation parameter, FT3 free triodothyronine, FT4 free thyroxine, TSH thyroid stimulating hormone
*p < 0.05

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