Outcomes
TG
Taken from blood samples the outcome variables were lipids (total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), apolipoprotein A (ApoA), apolipoprotein B (ApoB), triglycerides (TG)), glucose, and thyroid hormones (thyroxine (T4), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), and thyroperoxidase antibodies (anti-TPO)). These variables were also presented categorially as the frequency of participants with values above clinical recommendations pre-treatment.Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) was measured on overnight fasted subjects between 07.30–11.00AM by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (Lunar iDXA, version 14.10.022 GE Healthcare, Madison, WI, USA), and analyzed by a trained technician. The machine was calibrated daily, and the measurement was by a three-site scan (including the enCORE software program for measurement and calculation of VAT).In the current paper, the status being in 