Table 2.
Association between patient characteristics and sub-clinical hypothyroidism in the study group (Logistic regression analysis)
| Odds ratio | Confidence interval | Significance | |
| Gender | 6.201 | (1.912–12.112) | 0.021 |
| Smoking status | 0.221 | (0.276–4.511) | 0.312 |
| Age | 0.421 | (0.451–1.112) | 0.133 |
| Alcohol consumption | 0.312 | (0.812–3.116) | 0.124 |
| Waist circumference | 2.112 | (0.621–1.863) | 0.41 |
| Systolic blood pressure | 0.781 | (0.539–1.221) | 0.061 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 0.314 | (0.351–3.951) | 0.276 |
| Total cholesterol | 1.817 | (1.541–1.921) | 0.213 |
| Triglycerides | 0.154 | (0.143–1.112) | 0.062 |
| HDL cholesterol | 1.217 | (0.427–4.332) | 0.344 |
| Fasting Blood Sugar | 0.312 | (0.811–2.435) | 0.371 |
| HsCRP | 1.84 | (1.587–6.482) | 0.014 |