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02 January 2021: Clinical Research

Association Between Thyroid Function and Body Composition in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) Patients: Does Sex Have a Role?

Lu Chen 12ABCDEFG* , Min Zhang 2BCF , Shoukui Xiang 1BCF , Xiaohong Jiang 1BCD , Hongliu Gu 2CF , Qi Sha 2CD , Meidi Qu 2D , Ting Xu 3AEG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.927440

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e927440

Table 2 Comparison of general data and body composition parameters between male and female groups after propensity score matching.

GroupFemale groupN=159Male groupN=159P value
Age (years)57.63±12.1256.98±12.990.6460
Disease course (years)8.23±6.187.67±6.390.4250
Systolic pressure (mmHg)136.52±16.71135.31±16.220.5115
Diastolic pressure (mmHg)82.65±8.6982.72±10.760.9497
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)8.53±2.448.36±2.320.5272
Fasting C-peptide (pmol/L)1.94±1.111.92±1.310.8773
Modified HOMA-IR3.43±1.093.41±1.410.9093
Modified HOMA-islet45.29±38.0545.02±36.320.9483
HbA1c (%)9.59±2.399.71±2.800.6767
Uric acid (μmol/L)281.71±89.81296.92±79.320.1105
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)4.53±0.994.40±1.250.3296
Triacylglycerol (mmol/L)2.28±1.672.26±2.790.9621
High-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)1.08±0.241.03±0.250.1173
Low-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)2.43±0.712.35±0.830.3612
BMI (kg/m)24.34±3.7124.31±3.410.9423
WC (cm)86.54±9.9788.71±10.020.0531
HC (cm)93.76±6.0496.52±5.70
WHR0.92±0.060.92±0.060.6329
EW (kg)11.65±1.3914.86±1.68
BFM (kg)21.17±7.3118.31±6.580.0003
TBMM (kg)38.62±4.6349.79±5.94
LBM (kg)41.00±4.8952.72±6.31
SMM (kg)22.12±2.9129.23±3.85
PBF33.30±5.8325.22±6.14
FFMI (kg/m)16.06±1.4318.02±1.71
PFFM0.67±0.060.75±0.06
SMI (kg/m)6.36±0.707.59±0.73
PSMM0.36±0.030.41±0.03
FMI (kg/m)8.28±2.686.28±2.26
X50HZ phase angle4.84±0.545.35±0.72
BMR (kcal/day)1255.52±105.571508.74±136.38
RULMM (kg)2.12±0.402.98±0.48
LULMM (kg)2.08±0.392.90±0.48
TMM (kg)18.75±2.4023.94±2.83
RLLMM (kg)6.05±0.868.19±1.04
LLLMM (kg)6.02±0.868.14±1.02
EWF0.39±0.010.38±0.010.0001
VFA (cm)105.58±40.5384.55±31.91
BCM (kg)26.49±3.2034.30±4.22
TBW (kg)30.14±3.6138.81±4.59
TSH (μIU/ml)2.50±1.242.22±1.050.0342
FT3 (pmol/l)4.10±0.534.37±0.670.0002
FT4 (pmol/l)16.05 ± 2.1916.94 ± 2.340.0008
Results in the table: Mean±SD/N (%). HbA1c – hemoglobin A1c; HOMA-IR – homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance; HOMA-islet – homeostasis model assessment for islet beta-cell function; BMI – body mass index; WC – waist circumference; HC – hip circumference; WHR – waist-to-hip ratio; EW – extracellular water; BFM – body fat mass; TBMM – total body muscle mass; LBM – lean body mass; SMM – skeletal muscle mass; PBF – percentage of body fat; FFMI – fat-free mass index; PFFM – percentage of fat-free mass; SMI – skeletal muscle index; PSMM – percentage of skeletal muscle mass; FMI – fat mass index; BMR – basal metabolic rate; RULMM – right upper-limb muscle mass; LULMM – left upper-limb muscle mass; TMM – trunk muscle mass; RLLMM – right lower-limb muscle mass; LLLMM – left lower-limb muscle mass; EWF – extracellular water fraction; VFA – visceral fat area; BCM – body cell mass; TBW – total body water; TSH – thyrotropin; FT4 – free thyroxine; FT3 – free triiodothyronine.

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