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Baseline characteristics of the studied population |
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| % |
Mean ± SD |
Range |
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| Sex (men) |
40.5 |
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| Age (years) |
43.9 ± 9 |
34.9–52.9 |
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| BMI |
26.9 ± 4.7 |
19.0–43.3 |
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| Waist-to-hip Ratio |
0.87 ± 0.12 |
0.52–1.39 |
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| Hypertension |
19.3 |
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| Dyslipidemia |
41 |
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| Family history of hypertension |
43 |
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| Smoking |
42 |
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| TSH (mU/L) |
1.6 ± 1.01 |
0.1–8.0 |
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| fT4 (pmol/L) |
17.8 ± 2.2 |
11.5–25.2 |
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| fT4.TSH product |
26.4 ± 15.8 |
1.04–92 |
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| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
119.7 ± 20.3 |
85–195 |
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| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
77.2 ± 12.3 |
55–120 |
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| HOMA-IR index |
1.88 ± 1.4 |
0.4–11.0 |
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Saltiki et al. Thyroid Research 2008 1:3 doi:10.1186/1756-6614-1-3 |
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