Table 2.

Adjusted Odds Ratio for Being in the Highest Quintile for Each Echocardiographic Measurement Compared to Euthyroid Subjects in Men

	Odds ratio compared to TSH 2.5–5.0 mU/L group (95% CI)
Echocardiographic measurement	TSH <0.5 mU/L	TSH 2.5–5 mU/L	TSH >5.0 mU/L
Left ventricular internal diameter in diastole	0.6 (0.2–1.6)	0.7 (0.3–2.2)	1.0 (0.3–3.7)
Left ventricular internal diameter in systole	0.9 (0.4–2.3)	0.7 (0.2–2.1)	0.7 (0.2–3.1)
Left ventricular wall thickness	1.2 (0.6–2.6)	1.6 (0.7–3.7)	1.9 (0.8–4.5)
Left ventricular mass	0.7 (0.3–1.5)	1.3 (0.5–3.5)	0.7 (0.2–2.7)
Fractional shortening	2.1 (1.0–4.5)	1.9 (0.9–3.9)	1.3 (0.5–3.4)
Left atrial diameter	1.1 (0.6–2.3)	1.1 (0.5–2.1)	1.6 (0.7–4.0)

CI, confidence interval.