Table 1 Baseline characteristics of included participants
From: Thyroid function and risk of type 2 diabetes: a population-based prospective cohort study
Variable | Mean (SD)* |
|---|---|
Number of individuals in the study | 8452 |
Age, in years | 64.6 (9.7) |
Female, n (%) | 4899 (58.0) |
BMI, kg/m2 | 26.5 (4.05) |
Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 5.76 (1.01) |
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.43 (0.41) |
Smoking, n (%) | |
Current | 1742 (20.6) |
Former | 4020 (47.6) |
Never | 2691 (31.8) |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 139 (21) |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 79 (11) |
Antihypertensive medication use, n (%) | 1881 (22.3) |
TSH, median (IQR) | 1.91 (1.29–2.76) |
FT4, pmol/L | 15.7 (2.32) |
TPOAb positivity, n (%) | 1119 (13.2) |
Levothyroxine use, n (%) | 233 (2.8) |