Association between overt, subclinical hypothyroidism and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease using magnetic resonance imaging

Table 6 Correlation between thyroid stimulating hormone and other laboratory and imaging parameters

Variable	TSH (mIU/L)		Degree of correlation
	r	P value
Age (years)	-0.12	0.163	Non-significant correlation
BMI (kg/m2)	0.08	0.348	Non-significant correlation
ALT (U/L)	0.12	0.164	Non-significant correlation
AST (U/L)	0.23	0.006	Significant little positive correlation
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.38	< 0.001	Significant fair positive correlation
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	0.24	0.004	Significant little positive correlation
HDL (mg/dL)	0.13	0.131	Non-significant correlation
LDL (mg/dL)	0.33	< 0.001	Significant fair positive correlation
Fib4 score	0.26	0.168	Non-significant correlation
HF%	0.69	< 0.001	Significant good positive correlation

r is the correlation coefficient, which ranges from -1 to 1; P value < 0.05 is considered significant. BMI: Body mass index; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; HDL: High density lipoprotein; LDL: Low density lipoprotein; Fib4: Fibrosis-4 index; HF%: Hepatic fat percentage.