Table 5 Key Findings on Metabolic Biomarkers in Patients with FS

Salek et al. [27]

Glucose

7.25 ± 0.96

6.67 ± 0.76

p = 0.012

HbA1 C

7.15 ± 0.77

6.77 ± 0.51

p = 0.028

Triglycerides

200.13 ± 21.26

144.03 ± 12.58

p < 0.001

Sung et al. [33]

Cholesterol

199.2 ± 37.2

186.5 ± 36.3

p < 0.05

Triglyceride

100.0 (78.0 to 145.8)

101.0 (73.0 to 147.0)

p < 0.05

Schiefer et al. [34]

TSH

2.3 ± 1.5

2.2 ± 1.9

p = 0.124

F-T4

1.2 ± 0.4

1.1 ± 0.2

p = 0.124

Hypothyroidism

27.2 ± 25

10.7 ± 16

p = 0.001

Safran et al. [35]

Fasting Glucose

4.5 ± 0.7

p > 0.5

Glucose after 2 h

5.5 ± 1.5

p > 0.5

Chan et al. [36]

Hypothyroidism

30.4 ± 6.4

10.7 ± 16

p = 0.29

HBA1 C

7.75 ± 2.13

6.91 ± 1.98

p = 0.29

Park et al. [39]

Cholesterol

203.1 ± 36.2

198.1 ± 35.1

p < 0.022

LDL

132.8 ± 32.1

129.7 ± 31.5

p < 0.022

Triglycerides

122.0 ± 77.1

119.6 ± 61.2

p < 0.030

HDL

59.6 ± 11.2

61.2 1 ± 6.8

p < 0.022

Non-HDL

141.8 ± 28.6

137.6 ± 32.6

p < 0.022

HbA1 C

5.48 ± 0.35

5.4 ± 0.33

p < 0.030

Mertents et al. [40]

HbA1 C

5.28 ± 0.68

4.86 ± 0.36

P = 0.0056

Chen B et al. [41]

Glucose

1.11

1.69

P = 0.003