Thyroid function and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in hyperthyroidism patients

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Table 3 Pearson correlation analysis of factors associated with FT3 and liver fat content

index	Pearson correlation analysis (P-value)				Adjusted for age, gender (P-value)				Adjusted for age, gender, BMI (P-value)
	Liver fat content		FT3		Liver fat content		FT3		Liver fat content		FT3
	R	P-value	R	P-value	R	P-value	R	P-value	R	P-value	R	P-value
Age (years)	NS		−0.315	0.001	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
BMI (kg/m²)	0.337	< 0.001	− 0.347	< 0.001	0.321	< 0.001	−0.292	0.002	–	–	–	–
Waist circumference (cm)	0.300	0.006	−0.219	0.049	0.293	0.009	NS		NS		NS
SBP (mmHg)	NS		NS		NS		NS		NS		NS
DBP (mmHg)	NS		NS		NS		NS		NS		NS
FT3(pmol/L)	−0.328	< 0.001	–	–	−0.316	0.001	–	–	−0.245	0.009	–	–
FT4(pmol/L)	−0.305	0.001	0.937	< 0.001	−0.291	0.002	0.930	< 0.001	−0.216	0.021	0.923	< 0.001
TSH (uIU/ml)	NS		−0.341	< 0.001	NS		−0.325	< 0.001	NS		−0.275	0.003
TG (mmol/L)	0.284	0.002	−0.239	0.011	0.274	0.004	−0.191	0.046	0.209	0.029	NS
TC (mmol/L)	0.331	< 0.001	−0.547	< 0.001	0.323	0.001	−0.519	< 0.001	0.286	0.003	−0.495	< 0.001
LDL (mmol/L)	0.346	< 0.001	−0.543	< 0.001	0.333	< 0.001	−0.513	< 0.001	0.301	0.001	−0.492	< 0.001
IL6(pg/ml)	NS		NS		−0.194	0.048	NS		NS		NS
HCRP (mg/L)	NS		NS		−0.240	0.012	NS		−0.215	0.026	NS
UA (umol/L)	NS		NS	NS	NS		NS	NS
ALT(U/L)	NS		0.310	0.001	NS		0.338	< 0.001	NS		0.336	< 0.001
AST(U/L)	NS		0.342	< 0.001	NS		0.374	< 0.001	NS		0.375	< 0.001
HOMA	NS		NS		NS		NS		NS		NS

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