Skip to main content

Table 3 Correlation of clinical data, thyroid function, lipid profile, oxidative DNA damage, and thyroid-stimulating hormone level in children with obesity

From: Oxidative DNA damage and subclinical hypothyroidism in children with obesity

 

TSH

r

p-value

Age (year)

0.102

0.482

Weight (kg)

0.282

0.047*

BMI

0.667

0.0001*

HC (cm)

0.267

0.061

WC (cm)

0.479

0.0001*

Hip/waist ratio

0.380

0.006*

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

0.220

0.125

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

−0.078

0.592

HDL (mg/dl)

0.163

0.259

T4 (μg/dl)

−0.277

0.052

T3 (μg/dl)

−0.101

0.484

TPO AB (IU/ml)

−0.312

0.027

TG AB (IU/ml)

0.034

0.817

8-OHdG (pg/ml)

−0.166

0.249

  1. HC hip circumference, WC waist circumference, BMI body mass index, TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone, HDL high-density lipoprotein, TPO thyroid peroxidase antibody, TG anti-thyroglobulin antibodies, 8-OHdG 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine
  2. *Significant (p-value<0.05)