Table 2 Unadjusted means of different biomarkers according to T/E status

Age

36.87 ± 15.90

35.19 ± 14.02

32.57 ± 12.26

0.996

0.370

FT3

3.22 ± 0.45

3.29 ± 0.42

3.48 ± 0.42

5.616

0.004

FT4

1.22 ± 0.18

1.23 ± 0.21

1.27 ± 0.18

1.139

0.321

TSH

1.90 ± 1.16

1.95 ± 1.34

1.98 ± 0.86

0.541

0.582

hs-CRP

0.80 ± 1.85

0.94 ± 2.61

0.60 ± 2.64

2.697

0.069

TC

4.07 ± 0.84

4.21 ± 0.96

4.31 ± 0.98

0.928

0.396

TG

1.31 ± 0.86

1.44 ± 1.28

1.80 ± 1.42

1.685

0.187

HDL

1.18 ± 0.30

1.15 ± 0.30

1.19 ± 0.30

0.415

0.660

LDL

2.22 ± 0.68

2.31 ± 0.77

2.20 ± 0.73

0.270

0.763

TNC

9.40 ± 5.18

8.75 ± 5.15

8.18 ± 4.49

1.752

0.175

GDF15

107.52 ± 62.15

83.55 ± 61.44

69.36 ± 61.67

8.827

< 0.001

KLF4

213.17 ± 258.73

210.41 ± 252.37

212.06 ± 311.12

0.197

0.821

Gas6

3.64 ± 2.51

4.34 ± 2.58

4.88 ± 3.30

3.458

0.033

sgp130

12.83 ± 4.38

14.06 ± 4.26

14.31 ± 4.04

0.617

0.542