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. 2001 Sep;16(3):187–200. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2001.16.3.187

Table 4.

Result of multiple linear logistic regression analysis of various TSHRAb activities predicting the presence of ophthalmopathy in patients with Graves’ disease

Variable Wald R Significance
TSBAb (%) 6.040 0.156 0.014
CHO TSAb (%) 0.017 0.000 0.896
FRTL-5 TSAb (%) 3.300 0.088 0.069
TBII (%) 2.466 0.053 0.116
Mc1+2 TSAb (%) 0.602 0.000 0.438
Mc2 TSAb (%) 0.550 0.000 0.459

TSBAb ; Blocking TSHRAb activities measured by Mc2 cells

CHO-TSAb ; Stimulating TSHRAb activities measured by wild-type CHO-hTSHR cells

FRTL-5 TSAb ; Stimulating TSHRAb activities measured by FRTL-5 cells

Mc1+2 TSAb ; Stimulating TSHRAb activities measured by Mc1+2 cells

Mc 2 TSAb ; Stimulating TSHRAb activities measured by Mc 2 cells

TBII ; Thyrotropin binding inhibitor immunoglobulin