IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 50 / Issue 8 / DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog5008162
Open Access Original Research
Association of Serum Thyroid Hormone Levels with Androgen and Metabolic Parameters in Chinese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
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1 Traditional Chinese Medicine Department, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 310006 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
2 Ultrasonography Department, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, 310006 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
3 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 310006 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
4 Department of Gynecology, Hangzhou Women's Hospital, 310006 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
*Correspondence: syqufan@zju.edu.cn (Fan Qu); jinmei.zj@aliyun.com (Mei Jin)
These authors contributed equally.
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2023, 50(8), 162; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog5008162
Submitted: 31 January 2023 | Revised: 17 April 2023 | Accepted: 9 May 2023 | Published: 2 August 2023
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: We sought to explore the potential relationship between serum levels of thyroid hormones with those of androgen and metabolic parameters in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Methods: Data from 1059 Chinese women with PCOS and 1015 healthy women was retrospectively collected. This data including fasting glucose and insulin, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), total triiodothyronine (TT3), total thyroxine (TT4), anti-thyroperoxidase antibody (ANTI-TPO), anti-thyroglobulin (ATG), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), total testosterone (TTE), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2), prolactin (PRL), progesterone (PGN), triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL). Thyroid-related indicators were compared between PCOS and non-PCOS patients enrolled in this study. Independent variables of PCOS were compared among subgroups in accordance with the classification of TSH, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and TTE levels. To further explore the association between thyroid hormones levels and correlated metabolic parameters in PCOS, multiple regression analyses were conducted. Results: Our study found that PCOS patients had significantly higher serum TSH, FT3, TT3 and TT4 levels than non-PCOS patients. PCOS patients with TSH 2.5 mIU/L had significantly higher TG, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR and homeostatic model assessment of β-cell function (HOMA-B), however, these patients also displayed significantly lower DHEAS, HDL, and quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI) when compared to patients with TSH levels <2.5 mIU/L. PCOS patients with HOMA-IR levels 2.5 mIU/L demonstrated significantly higher FT3 and TSH, but lower TT3 when compared to women with HOMA-IR levels <2.5 mIU/L. Four groups divided by TTE displayed significant differences in FT3 in PCOS patients. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that TSH was significantly negatively associated with DHEAS and QUICKI. Conclusions: TSH levels are closely correlated to the metabolic and endocrine characteristics of PCOS, especially dyslipidemia and insulin resistance.

Keywords
polycystic ovary syndrome
thyroid function
androgen
insulin resistance
lipid metabolism
Funding
81874480/National Natural Science Foundation of China
82074476/National Natural Science Foundation of China
81873837/National Natural Science Foundation of China
LZ21H270001/Key Program of the Zhejiang Province Science Foundation
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