Thyroid Hormone Resistance Indices and Their Correlations With Insulin Resistance in Chinese Euthyroid Subjects.

Aim: This study aimed to analyze the relationship between sensitivity to thyroid hormones and insulin resistance (IR) in people with different levels of body mass index (BMI). Methods: We included 32,478 euthyroid participants, and they were divided into three groups according to body mass index (BM...

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Published in:International Journal of Endocrinology Vol. 2025; pp. 1 - 14
Main Authors: Cui, Ruixiang, Li, GuiHua, Wei, Ying, Liu, Jia, Wang, Ying, Leng, Song, Wang, Guang, Saleem, Suraiya
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 9/24/2025
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          Cui, Ruixiang
          Li, GuiHua
          Wei, Ying
          Liu, Jia
          Wang, Ying
          Leng, Song
          Wang, Guang
          Saleem, Suraiya
        affil: Department of Endocrinology,, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital,, Capital Medical University,, No. 8 Gongti South Road Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100020,, China, ccmu.edu.cn
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          Metabolic Diseases Risk Factors
          Thyroid Hormones
          Insulin Resistance
          Body Mass Index
          Risk Assessment
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Adolescence
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Aged
          Aged, 80 and Over
          China
          Academic Medical Centers
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Thyroid Function Tests
          Blood Glucose Analysis
          Lipids Blood
          Uric Acid Blood
          Glycated Hemoglobin Blood
          Blood Pressure
          Triglycerides
          Analysis of Variance
          Kruskal-Wallis Test
          Multiple Linear Regression
          Multiple Logistic Regression
          Odds Ratio
          Confidence Intervals
          Descriptive Statistics
          Data Analysis Software
          Funding Source
          Glucose Metabolism Disorders Risk Factors
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Aged, 80 & over
          Male
          Female
      ab: Aim: This study aimed to analyze the relationship between sensitivity to thyroid hormones and insulin resistance (IR) in people with different levels of body mass index (BMI). Methods: We included 32,478 euthyroid participants, and they were divided into three groups according to body mass index (BMI): normal weight (n = 20,200), overweight (n = 10,178), and obesity (n = 2100). We used the Thyroid Feedback Quantile‐based Index (TFQI), the TSH index (TSHI), and the Thyrotroph T4 Resistance Index (TT4RI) to represent thyroid hormones sensitivity and used Triglyceride‐Glucose (TyG) Index, the Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP), and The Metabolic Score for Insulin Resistance (METS‐IR) to represent IR. Results: In the BMI < 25 kg/m2 group, linear regression showed that TFQI, TSHI, and TT4RI were all positively correlated with TyG (β = 0.096, 0.089, and 0.089, respectively, all p < 0.001). Logistic regression showed that the odds ratios (ORs) for having high TyG in the highest quartiles of the TFQI, TSHI, and TT4RI were 1.430, 1.537, and 1.518, respectively (all p < 0.001), compared with the lowest quartiles of the TFQI, TSHI, and TT4RI. In the 25 ≤ BMI < 29.9 kg/m2 group, TFQI, TSHI, and TT4RI were positively associated with TyG (β = 0.071, 0.067, and 0.066, respectively, all p < 0.001) according to linear regression. The ORs for having high TyG in the highest quartiles of the TFQI, TSHI, and TT4RI were 1.269, 1.363, and 1.353, respectively (all p < 0.001) by logistic regression. In the BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 group, positive correlations were found between the three thyroid indices and TyG (βTFQI = 0.097, βTSHI = 0.084, βTT4RI = 0.083, all p < 0.01) by linear regression. The ORs for having high TyG in the highest quartiles of the TFQI, TSHI, and TT4RI were 1.298 (p = 0.101), 1.454 (p = 0.05), and 1.455 (p = 0.05), respectively. Conclusions: Reduced sensitivity to thyroid hormones was associated with high levels of IR in euthyroid adults of normal weight and overweight. In obese patients, no significant correlation was found between sensitivity to thyroid hormones and IR.
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