Research Article

[Retracted] The Relationship between Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Insulin Resistance in Incipient Elderly Type 2 Diabetics with Normal Thyroid Function

Table 2

Comparison of related indicators of glucose metabolism in different TSH patients.

GroupG1 TSH 0.37–1.17 mIU/LG2 TSH 1.18–1.67 mIU/LG3 TSH 1.68–2.45 mIU/LG4 TSH 2.46–4.20 mIU/L

N ((F/M))113 (51/62)113 (52/61)113 (59/54)114 (56/58)
FPG (mmol/L)8.42 ± 2.318.20 ± 2.248.37 ± 1.9610.4 ± 3.09bde
FINS (mIU/L)9.03 ± 3.189.15 ± 5.029.24 ± 4.0511.8 ± 4.27bde
HOMA-IR3.34 ± 1.393.30 ± 2.033.42 ± 1.715.37 ± 2.46bde
LnHOMA-β3.65 ± 0.663.63 ± 0.803.61 ± 0.713.57 ± 0.61
HbA1c8.76 ± 2.059.02 ± 2.118.90 ± 1.978.70 ± 1.95

Note. Compared with G1, a and b; compared with G2, c and d; and compared with G3, e.