Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 8, Number 3, March 2016, pages 215-219

Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness in Patients With Subclinical Hypothyroidism and the Relationship Thereof With Visceral Adipose Tissue Thickness

Tables

Table 1. A Comparison of Demographic and Laboratory Data Between the Two Groups
 
FeatureCase (n = 41)Control (n = 35)P value
Age (years)34.07 ± 6.7031.82 ± 5.570.121
Gender (F/M)39/235/00.998
BMI (kg/m2)27.84 ± 5.2623.72 ± 3.01< 0.01
Fat mass (%)31.74 ± 7.5826.80 ± 6.42< 0.01
Fat mass (kg)23.09 ± 9.8916.85 ± 5.99< 0.01
Waist circumstance (WC, cm)93.68 ± 12.0987.94 ± 8.380.038
Hip circumstance (HC, cm)103.86 ± 10.37100.71 ± 6.730.152
WC/HC0.95 ± 0.070.90 ± 0.005< 0.01
Visceral adipose tissue9.53 ± 4.037.10 ± 2.40< 0.01
Abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue40.24 ± 6.5735.33 ± 6.32< 0.01
Systolic BP (mm Hg)120.10 ± 7.24118.97 ± 7.360.471
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)62.23 ± 5.8060.70 ± 3.890.065
FPG (mg/dL)90.68 ± 6.3089.12 ± 7.680.780
TSH (µIU/mL)14.55 ± 6.50 (median 7.64 ± 1.55)1.54 ± 0.82 (median 1.52 ± 0.78)< 0.01
FT4 (pmol/L)11.60 ± 2.6814.15 ± 1.70< 0.01
Anti-TPO (IU/mL)313.65 ± 358.692.42 ± 1.16< 0.01
LDL (mg/dL)125.85 ± 31.73104.39 ± 25.50< 0.01
TG (mg/dL)105.90 ± 50.08 (median 93.50 ± 4.96)83.75 ± 27.17 (median 79.50 ± 2.50)0.026
HDL (mg/dL)55.21 ± 15.4057.32 ± 11.790.495
EAT (mm)4.61 ± 0.064.51 ± 0.070.532

 

Table 2. Pearson Correlation Analysis Between EAT and Other Parameters in the Whole Study Group
 
Total (n = 76)
r valueP value
BMI (kg/m2)0.4020.000
Fat mass (kg)0.4080.000
WC (cm)0.4000.000
HC (cm)0.3400.001
Visceral fat mass (kg)0.3210.002
Abdominal fat mass (kg)0.3450.001
TSH (µIU/mL)-0.0940.328
FT4 (pmol/L)0.0250.794
Anti-TPO (IU/mL)0.2020.088
LDL-C (mg/dL)0.0280.779
TG (mg/dL)0.2700.006