Althaus B [38] 1987

Hak A E [53] 2000

Luboshitzky R [56] 2002

Dikeman T [48] 1998

Walsh J P [55] 2005

Cappola A R [59] 2006

Rodondi N [61] 2005

Biondi B [51] 1999

SCH

EUT

SCH

EUT

SCH

EUT

SCH

EUT

SCH

EUT

SCH

EUT

SCH

EUT

SCH

EUT

No. of Participants

52

28

124

931

57

34

10

10

119

1906

496

2639

338

2392

26

30

Age (Mean)

53

47.2

69

68.9

48

45

44

47.2

58.1

49.2

73.2

72.6

74.8

74.7

36

36

BMI

24.4

22.7

27.1

26.7

27.2

27

25.5

25.5

26.2

26.4

26.7

27.3

M. SBP

137

138

127

120

133

129

132.3

133.9

120

125

M. DBP

73

73

82

75

79

77

69.5

70.5

78

77

TC (mmol/L)

6.02

5.54

6.7

7

1.67

1.29

5.79

4.8

6.3

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.3

HDL (mmol/L)

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

0.8

0.4

1.46

1.36

1.4

1.3

LDL (mmol/L)

4.27

3.72

0.8

0.9

3.76

2.89

3.4

3.4

Tri G (mmol/L)

1.1

0.89

0.3

0.03

1.26

1.32

1.7

1.4

TSH (mU/L)

8.6

1.3

10

3

75.7

2.7

6.26

1.41

6.67

2.2

15.4

8.5

8.6

1.6

FT₄ (pmol/L)

12

18.5

12

14

5.3

15.1

1.1

1.2

0.99

9.4

15.3

T₃ (nmol/L)

2.1

2.7

2.1

3

1.2

1.7

5.1

6