| Subjects | All type 2 diabetics | |
| N | 162 | |
| Analysis | r | p |
| TC vs. FT4 | 0.179 | 0.034* |
| TC vs. T3 | 0.21 | 0.023* |
| HDL-C vs. FT4 | −0.21 | 0.023* |
| LDL-C vs. FT4 | 0.183 | 0.033* |
| LDL-C vs. T3 | 0.193 | 0.025* |
| VLDL-C vs. FT4 | 0.244 | 0.033* |
| VLDL-C vs. T3 | 0.224 | 0.003* |
| TG vs. FT4 | 0.176 | 0.037 |
| TG vs. T3 | 0.151 | 0.071 |