Subclinical hypothyroidism and the metabolic syndrome: A meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies

Figure 1 Flowchart of study selection. MS: Metabolic syndrome.

Figure 2 Risk of bias assessment.

Figure 3 Subclinical hypothyroidism vs euthyroid on pooled ORs for the metabolic syndrome.

Figure 4 Weighted mean differences for the components of the metabolic syndrome. MS: Metabolic syndrome; BMI: Body mass index; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; FBG: Fasting blood glucose; TG: Triglyceride; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Figure 5 Begg’s funnel plot with pseudo 95%CI for publication bias.