Body composition indices align with thyroid variation in euthyroid Saudi adults: A cross-sectional study.

J Int Med Res · 2026 · PMC13157564 · PMID 42082426

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borderline significancep = 0.055so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Notably, low FT4 levels demonstrated strong positive associations with central adiposity markers in men, significantly increasing the odds of elevated waist circumference (OR = 6.24; 95% CI, 1.57–41.83; p = 0.022) and showing borderline significance for association with high WHtR (OR = 4.74; 95% CI, 1.01–32.39; p = 0.055) in the fully adjusted models.

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showed a trendp = 0.079so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Although low FT4 levels showed a trend toward increased obesity risk (OR = 2.46; 95% CI, 0.90–6.81; p = 0.079), this association did not reach statistical significance after adjustment (Supplementary Table 3).

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a significant trendno p-value reported

21 In that study, female participants showed a significant trend toward higher TSH levels across incremental BMI classes, whereas in male participants, the opposite trend was observed for FT4 levels (i.e.

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