Discussion In the entire study population, we found that free T 4 level was inversely associated with prevalent CHD and the severity of coronary atherosclerosis, and there was a significant trend of association of thyroid function categories with prevalent CHD, with lower thyroid function indicating increased risk of CHD.
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Thyroid Function, Prevalent Coronary Heart Disease, and Severity of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography.
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The odds of CHD increased gradually across hyperthyroidism, subclinical hypothyroidism, and overt hypothyroidism groups using the euthyroid group as the reference, and the trend is borderline significant ( P for trend = 0.051).