Gender-Specific Differences on the Association of Hypertension with Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction
Table 3
Hypertension in different genders according to thyroid functions.
Males
Females
Thyroid functions#
Crude OR (CI)
Adjusted OR (CI)#
Crude OR (CI)
Adjusted OR (CI)#
Subclinical hyperthyroidism TSH ≤ 0.3 μlU/mL
0.577 (0.242–1.376)
0.757 (0.301–1.906)
1.603 (0.861–2.988)
1.357 (0.677–2.719)
0.3 μlU/mL < TSH≤1.0 μlU/mL
0.811 (0.684–0.961)
0.833 (0.695–1.001)
0.784 (0.605–1.015)
0.731 (0.542–1.001)
1.0 μlU/mL < TSH≤2.0 μlU/mL
0.899 (0.803–1.007)
0.930 (0.825–1.049)
1.010 (0.876–1.164)
1.103 (0.937–1.297)
2.0 μlU/mL < TSH≤3.0 μlU/mL
Reference
Reference
Reference
Reference
3.0 μlU/mL < TSH≤4.0 μlU/mL
0.881 (0.739–1.051)
0.816 (0.676–1.001)
1.164 (0.977–1.387)
1.117 (0.916–1.363)
4.0 μlU/mL < TSH≤5.0 μlU/mL
1.015 (0.774–1.331)
1.044 (0.781–1.397)
1.243 (1.002–1.543)
1.026 (0.801–1.313)
Subclinical hypothyroidism TSH>5.0 μlU/mL
1.523 (1.105–2.100)
1.557 (1.105–2.192)
1.959 (1.594–2.407)
1.619 (1.282–2.045)
TSH = thyroid stimulation hormone; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. #Logistic regression model including age, body mass index, total cholesterol, triglycerides, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate transaminase, total bilirubin, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, and fasting glucose as covariates. and .
