Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Subclinical Hypothyroidism: A Case Control Study in Nepalese Population

Table 2

Correlation of TSH levels of cases and controls with variables related to cardiovascular disease.

Variables	Subclinical hypothyroid (cases)		Euthyroid (controls)
	(TSH >5 mIU/L)		(TSH = 0.25–5 mIU/L)
		value		value
BMI (Kg/m^2)	0.339	0.001	−0.033	0.748
Systolic BP (mmHg)	0.405	<0.001	−0.153	0.128
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	0.463	<0.001	−0.085	0.401
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.572	<0.001	−0.118	0.243
LDL-C (mg/dL)	0.591	<0.001	−0.052	0.605
HDL-C (mg/dL)	−0.082	0.416	0.094	0.355
TC/HDL-C	0.378	<0.001	−0.12	0.235
LDL-C/HDL-C	0.451	<0.001	−0.076	0.452
hs-CRP (mg/L)	0.514	<0.001	−0.155	0.124

value was calculated at 95% confidence interval.