The results of the IVW method showed a suggestive correlation between hypothyroidism and elevated levels of colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), IL-13, IL-16, IL-2rα, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IP10, interferon-γ-inducible protein 10 (IP10), monokine induced by interferon (IFN)-γ (MIG), macrophage inflammatory protein-1β (MIP-1β), stem cell growth factors-β (SCGF-β), stromal cell derived factor-1α (SDF-1α), and TNF-α. This evidence concerns the gene IL16 and hypothyroidism.