Table 3.

Odds Ratios for Thyroid Disorders in Men and Women at Age 60–64 Years by Childhood Weight Gain, Height Gain and Weight Status at Age 14 Years

	Women	Men
Use of thyroxine
Weight gain 0–14 ya	1.42, 1.09–1.84	1.32, 0.60–2.86
Height gain 2–14 ya	1.07, 0.82–1.41	0.98, 0.45–2.11
Overweight or Obese at 14 yb	1.36, 0.80–2.31	3.50, 1.16–10.61
High anti-TPO antibodies (>100 IU/ml)
Weight gain 0–14 ya	1.71, 1.23–2.37	0.97, 0.46–2.03
Height gain 2–14 ya	1.00, 0.73–1.39	1.17, 0.57–2.40
Overweight or Obese at 14 yb	2.05, 1.12–3.76	1.16, 0.38–3.51

Statistically significant (P < .05) associations are highlighted in bold type.

^aOdds ratios (95% CI) are shown per +1 U gain in weight SDS between 0–14 yr, and per +1 U gain in height SDS between 2–14 yr. Models included both weight gain and height gain, and were also adjusted for birth weight SDS and height SDS at age 2 yr.

^bOdds ratios (95% CI) are shown for overweight or obesity at age 14 yr (defined as BMI >90th centile according to sex-specific internal references) vs. all others.