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Horm Metab Res 2021; 53(01): 32-40
DOI: 10.1055/a-1191-7953
Endocrine Care

Correlation Between Serum TSH Levels Within Normal Range and Serum Lipid Profile

Liu Luxia
1   Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P. R. China
,
Liu Jingfang
1   Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P. R. China
,
Fu Songbo
1   Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P. R. China
,
Tang Xulei
1   Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P. R. China
,
Ma Lihua
1   Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P. R. China
,
Sun Weiming
1   Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P. R. China
,
Niu Ying
1   Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P. R. China
,
Jing Gaojing
1   Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P. R. China
,
Niu Qianglong
1   Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P. R. China
,
Li Yujuan
1   Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P. R. China
,
Wu Dan
1   Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P. R. China
,
Yang Fang
1   Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P. R. China
,
Guo Huiping
1   Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P. R. China
,
Song Pei
1   Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P. R. China
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Abstract

The aim of the work was to investigate the correlation between serum TSH (thyrotropin) levels within normal range and serum lipids. A total of 1962 subjects with normal thyroid function were enrolled. The subjects were divided into four groups according to the quartiles of serum normal TSH levels, [Q1 (0.27–1.68) mIU/l, Q2 (1.69–2.35) mIU/l, Q3 (2.36–3.07) mIU/l, and Q4 (3.08–4.20) mIU/l]. The effect of serum normal TSH levels on serum lipid profiles of different age or gender was analyzed. The total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels of the Q3 group and TG levels of the Q4 group were higher than those of the Q1 group in youth (p <0.05). The TC levels of the Q3 group were higher than those of the Q2 group in middle age (p <0.05). The LDL-C levels of middle age or elderly were higher than those of youth at the same TSH levels (p <0.05), while the TC levels of middle age were higher than those of youth in Q1, Q3, or Q4 group (p <0.05), and the TC and HDL-C levels of elderly were higher than those of youth in the Q2 group (p <0.05). The TG levels of the Q3 group were higher than those of Q1 group in males (p <0.05). The LDL-C levels of the Q3 group were higher than those of the Q1 group in females (p <0.05). In conclusion, the normal serum TSH levels were found to be closely related to serum lipid profiles, and with increasing TSH levels, serum lipids levels increased gradually.

Key words

thyroid - thyroid-stimulating hormone - serum lipids


Publication History

Received: 29 March 2020

Accepted after revision: 28 May 2020

Article published online:
23 June 2020

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