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Table 1 Anthropometric and laboratory values of the study subjects

From: Elevated serum TSH concentrations are associated with higher BMI Z-scores in southern Iranian children and adolescents

Based on BMI category

Based on thyroid status

 

Underweight (141)

Healthy weight (369)

Overweight (116)

Obese (224)

P

Euthyroid (719)

Subclinical Hypothyroid (131)

P

Age

8.80 ± 3.48

9.57 ± 3.56

11.03 ± 3.30

10.38 ± 2.94

< 0.001*

9.84 ± 3.45

9.98 ± 3.26

0.663

Height

123.78 ± 19.03

131.08 ± 20.63

142.44 ± 16.40

142.72 ± 15.01

< 0.001*

133.95 ± 20.10

137.43 ± 17.52

0.064

Weight

20.97 ± 7.67

30.54 ± 13.00

46.54 ± 15.83

57.72 ± 19.90

< 0.001*

37.72 ± 20.25

41.49 ± 19.31

0.049*

Male (%)

56.0%

36.0%

36.2%

49.6%

< 0.001*

42.6%

45.0%

0.598

BMI

13.23 ± 1.07

16.84 ± 2.47

22.12 ± 2.91

27.49 ± 5.21

< 0.001*

19.57 ± 6.22

20.88 ± 6.01

0.026*

BMI Z-score

−2.86 ± 1.13

−0.25 ± 0.78

1.36 ± 0.18

2.18 ± 0.39

< 0.001*

0.10 ± 1.8334

0.60 ± 1.81

0.005*

TSH

2.89 ± 1.64

3.05 ± 1.85

3.22 ± 1.77

3.53 ± 2.13

0.005*

2.54 ± 1.14

6.65 ± 1.41

< 0.001*

FT4

1.41 ±

0.24

1.43 ±

0.25

1.39 ±

0.27

1.39 ±

0.26

0.221

1.41 ±

0.25

1.43 ±

0.27

0.247

  1. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; FT4, free T4
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