Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the studied population


%
Mean ± SD
Range

Sex (men)
40.5


Age (years)

43.9 ± 9
34.9–52.9
BMI

26.9 ± 4.7
19.0–43.3
Waist-to-hip Ratio

0.87 ± 0.12
0.52–1.39
Hypertension
19.3


Dyslipidemia
41


Family history of hypertension
43


Smoking
42


TSH (mU/L)

1.6 ± 1.01
0.1–8.0
fT4 (pmol/L)

17.8 ± 2.2
11.5–25.2
fT4.TSH product

26.4 ± 15.8
1.04–92
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

119.7 ± 20.3
85–195
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

77.2 ± 12.3
55–120
HOMA-IR index

1.88 ± 1.4
0.4–11.0

Saltiki et al. Thyroid Research 2008 1:3   doi:10.1186/1756-6614-1-3